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I believe this sentence is a necessary and important one, though it might need to be moved around to flow better.
''For a free course about government, see [[American Government Lecture One]]''.
''For a free course about government, see [[American Government Lecture One]]''.
A '''government''' is an entity that has the [[authority]] to make and enforce [[laws]] within a geopolitical boundary. Governments are established by a set of penultimate norms, also known as [[U.S. Constitution|constitutions]]. In the [[American]] system of [[democracy]], some laws are created by [[representatives]]. Around the world and throughout [[history]], there have been many types of governments.
A '''government''' is an entity that has the [[authority]] to make and enforce [[laws]], and to rule the actions and affairs of others within a geopolitical boundary. [[God]]'s purpose for government is to protect the [[innocent]] by punishing the [[guilty]], and to protect [[life]] and [[property]]. Governments are established by a set of penultimate norms, also known as [[U.S. Constitution|constitutions]]. In the [[American]] system of [[democracy]], some laws are created by [[representatives]]. Around the world and throughout [[history]], there have been many types of governments.
==Types of Government==
==Types of Government==