Government

A government is "the organization, that is the governing authority of a political unit"and the apparatus through which a governing body functions and exercises authority.^[1]

Governments have the authority to make laws, to adjudicate disputes and to issue administrative decisions."^[2]

• Federal government
• State government
• Local government
• Terms and definitions

• The Blaze, "‘What is Government?’ Elementary Students Taught It’s Your ‘Family’"
• Daily Kos, "What is government for?"
• PBS Kids, "The Democracy Project"