The functions of the government are to defend the independence and sovereignty of the country, protect citizens' life safety and various legitimate rights and interests, protect the legitimate property of the state, enterprises and individuals from infringement, safeguard people's democracy, coordinate contradictions among the people, punish criminals, and maintain social security and social order.
2, the organization of socialist economic construction (economic function)
Under the condition of socialist market economy, the government has a particularly important moral function in economic construction, mainly in economic regulation, market supervision, social management and public services, so as to promote social and economic development and improve the level of productivity and people's living standards.
3. Organizing the construction of socialist culture (cultural function)
On the one hand, political and ideological education. The government publicizes the scientific theory of Marxism, guides the people to resist the erosion of decadent ideology and morality of feudalism and capitalism, carries out moral education of "having ideals, morality, education and discipline" among all the people, carries forward and cultivates the national spirit, and improves the ideological and moral quality and scientific and cultural quality of the whole nation. On the other hand, scientific and cultural construction. The government organizes and develops education, science, culture, health, sports and other undertakings.
4. Providing social public services (public service function)
In building a harmonious socialist society, the government provides various social services. For example, strengthen the construction of public infrastructure, public culture and public health facilities; Improve the medical level; Promote the fairness of income distribution and establish and improve the social security system; Control population growth and promote prenatal and postpartum health care; Protect the public environment and prevent pollution.