government functions
Public sector duties
Government functions are the activities and services a government performs to fulfill its responsibilities.
These typically include national defense, law enforcement, taxation, regulation, and administration of public programs.
The term often appears in discussions of what government should or shouldn't do: Some argue that education is a core government function.
In legal contexts, it distinguishes acts performed in an official capacity from private activities.
- lawmakingCrafting enforceable rules
- voteFormal choice expression
- voter registrationSigning up for elections
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
checks and balances · military operations · national defense · leadership · executive order · taxation · civil service · public safety · law enforcement · arbitration · judicial review · conservation programs · housing programs · public works · disaster relief · intelligence gathering · foreign policy · policymaking
government functionsprivate enterprise
Individually owned business operation
private sector · commercial enterprise · business operations · free enterprise · commercial activity
government functionsmutual aid
Cooperative community support
civil society · spontaneous order · black market · underground economy
government functionsself-governance
Independent management of affairs
individual liberty · individual autonomy · personal autonomy · laissez-faire · household management
government, governments, governmental, govern, governs, governed, governing, governor, governors