Government — Social Studies definition
Defined in 2 courses:
- The group of people and the system they use to make and enforce rules for a society. (Ancient Civilizations)
- Institutions and arrangements through which binding public decisions are made and implemented. (Government, Civic Participation & Economics)
Where it is taught
- What Makes a Civilization? — Early Humans & the Neolithic Revolution, Ancient Civilizations, Grade 6
- Government, Authority, Legitimacy & the Rule of Law — Foundations of Government & Public Reasoning, Government, Civic Participation & Economics, Grade 12
In use
Government consists of institutions that make, administer, and adjudicate binding public decisions.
Government, Authority, Legitimacy & the Rule of Law