Chapter 2.2 Role of Government

Unit 2.2 Roles of Government

Roles of Government

1. Maintains law and order

2. Ensures the economic and social well-being of citizens

3. Promotes and protects a country’s national interests

Multiple Select

Which example here illustrates the government's role of "maintaining law and order"?

• Singapore Police Force investigating crime and arresting criminals.

• Singapore Armed Forces conducting military training against attacks.

• Law Courts sentencing a convicted man to 10 years in jail for corruption.

1) Maintain law and order

• Preserve safety and security: Singapore Police Force

• Ensure justice:

  • law treats everyone equally

  • clear and fair rules

Multiple Select

Which example here illustrates the government's role of "ensuring economic and social well-being of citizens"?

• Ministry of Health runs polyclinics and government hospitals. They ensure treatment is of high quality and affordable to citizens.

• Ministry of Defence ensuring military is well-trained to protect Singapore.

• Government providing subsidies for working adults who take on re-training courses.

• URA selling a plot of land to private developers, so that they can build condominiums.

2) Ensuring economic and social well-being

• Satisfactory Quality of life

• Economic well-being: Jobs, Income

• Social well-being: Public goods and services

  • Education, Healthcare, Housing and Transportation.

  • highly subsidized so that all citizens can access them.

Multiple Select

Which example here illustrates the government's role of "promoting and protecting national interests"?

• Forming good diplomatic relationships with other countries for trade.

• Ministry of Defence ensuring military is well-trained to defend Singapore against attacks.

• Government providing money for working Singaporeans to upskill.

• Singapore making an official statement about war in Ukraine.

3) Promote and Protect national interests

• National interests:

  • Trade and Economic Growth

  • Sufficient food and water for survival

  • Safe from attacks

• Requires the government to practice diplomacy and deterrence