Markets serve local, regional, national, or global regions. Laws A rule regulates society by providing a framework for correct conduct or action. Rules can be dictated, suggested, or self-imposed. A law is a regulation or custom which is formally recognized as binding by a controlling authority, and implies the obligation of obedience on the part of all subjects to that authority. Back Authority Figures Authority figures set standards, enforce the law, or maintain social order in the absence of laws.
Most people respect authority and comply with the written or spoken rules.
Authority figures include parents and grandparents, school teachers and principals, police officers, clergy, military officers, and others in positions of authority. A public official is a person holding a post to which he or she has been legally elected or appointed who performs governmental functions. A policeman, mayor, and justice of the peace are public officials. To have citizenship is to be an official member of a politically defined region. A citizen owes allegiance to his or her country and expects to be protected by the government and from unfair use of governmental power.