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, some promoting freedom, some restrictive of freedom, and some repressive to to point where little to no freedom exists. | 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, some promoting freedom, some restrictive of freedom, and some repressive to to point where little to no freedom exists. |