MEANING OF GOVERNMENT

                                             

Government is that body or institution in the state that see to the

welfare, peace and orderliness of the citizens.

Government as an institution of state simply means government as an

agent of the state. Government as a process or art of governing is the

body vested with the power and authority for maintaining peace and

stability by making or enforcing fundamental laws in a given state.

Government and politics

Politics according to Max Weber is defined as the operations of the

state and its institution. It is the activities within and related to

the political system. Government is related to politics because

politics itself is formed where human beings are in any association,

organization and society and their activities ought to be regulated by

the government.

Functions of government include:

1. To promote the happiness of the citizen by providing the basic

needs for their living.

2. To promote development of the country by establishing industries

and other business.

3. By providing an enabling environment

4. Government is responsible for the preservation of fundamental human

rights of the citizen.

5. It is also the responsibility of government to make, enforce and

interpret the law governing a given society.

Three organs of Government include;

1. Executive function: concerned with the formulation and

implementation of policies

2. Legislative function: law making organ

3. Judiciary function: responsible for interpreting the law.

Citizen and Government

A citizen is a legal member of the state with full constitutional or

legal right in the country. Citizens and government are the essential

components in any society. The state regulates the behaviour and

conducts of its citizens through the machinery of the government.

Without the government to regulate the political behaviour of the

citizens, the society would be in chaos and anarchy.