In America, democracy is defined as the land of the free and home of the brave. The purpose of this essay is to explain the linkage of the purpose of government to public policy preferences. However, we must ask, who is the public? Does the public cover only your community or state? In this essay, I will clarify who is the public, define what is the government and its leadership role, and examine the linkage between the purpose of government to public policy preferences is problematic because of being misused, misidentified, and misunderstood by people. Discovering who is the public is a complex, but problematic question. We must first ask ourselves, “What are the limits and qualifications of the public and how can the public be connected to …show more content…
What is the government one might ask? The government is a process in which people are governed by a set of laws, rules, and regulations for collective action and participation. Bickers and Williams define government as “an organization that possesses the legitimate means of coercion in s society” (2001, pg. 24). For Bickers and Williams, the government is an organization that has been established to ensure and execute order in society via performing genuine and authentic actions. To define what is the government, we must view the government into three parts: organization, legitimacy, and coercion. Organization consist of the government being a body of elected officials who work in an institutional structure to keep order, maintain laws, and make sure people are treated fairly. Also, the government can possess multiple organizational forms such as executive branch (enforce laws), judicial branch (interpret laws), and legislative branch (make …show more content…
For example, educational reforms, health care, and fair wages are three different things under three different departments of government. Therefore, to successful implement a public policy, one must identify who is the public (the intended audience), the role of government (to regulate the policy) and determine who should be benefit and who should assume the costs of government. For Bickers and Williams, “in all societies, governance is ubiquitous” (2001, pg. 30). In meaningful terms, governance is adaptable and relatable in various forms and levels in