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  2. What is the Purpose of the US Government? | USAFacts

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    Our Government exercises its authority directly by regulating, legislating, and issuing executive orders and court orders. It also grants authority to, and rescinds it from, government agencies and state and local governments.

  3. 1a. The Purposes of Government - US History

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    1a. The Purposes of Government. Albrecht Dürer was an artist who worked during the Thirty Years War. His work reflects the turmoil of the time. The invasions of the German area during the Thirty Years War were ended by the Treaty of Westphalia, which defined the nation-state and the concept of sovereignty. Why do governments exist?

  4. Government | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

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    government, the political system by which a country or community is administered and regulated. Most of the key words commonly used to describe governments—words such as monarchy , oligarchy , and democracy —are of Greek or Roman origin.

  5. The functions of government - Encyclopedia Britannica

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    Political system - Functions, Governance, Structure: In all modern states, governmental functions have greatly expanded with the emergence of government as an active force in guiding social and economic development. In countries with a command economy, government has a vast range of responsibilities for many types of economic behaviour.

  6. The Three Branches of Government & US Government Structure -...

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    Item 1 - Purpose and Function of Our Government - General. Download the 10-K PDF. USAFacts explains the three branches of government and the complete US government structure — including federal, state, and local actors. Learn more about our nation's checks and balances.

  7. The government balances the goals and decides the mixture of policies for society. It's purpose is to reflect the public will and govern in the public...

  8. Responsibilities and powers of government | Britannica

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    government, Political system by which a body of people is administered and regulated. Different levels of government typically have different responsibilities. The level closest to those governed is local government. Regional governments comprise a grouping of individual communities.

  9. Government - Wikipedia

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    Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy.

  10. The Constitution: What Does it Say? | National Archives

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    The Constitution of the United States contains a preamble and seven articles that describe the way the government is structured and how it operates. The first three articles establish the three branches of government and their powers: Legislative (Congress), Executive (office of the President,) and Judicial (Federal court system).

  11. 1.1 What is Government? - American Government 3e - OpenStax

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    The government of the United States can best be described as a republic, or representative democracy. A democracy is a government in which political power —influence over institutions, leaders, and policies—rests in the hands of the people.