摘要： 政府与人民的关系问题不仅是政治学问题，也是法学问题，更是行政法学的核心问题。政治学具有形而上的意义，法学具有形而下的意义，政治理想的实现离不开法律的规范性支持。在各种法律中，宪法和行政法与政治的关系最为密切，它们往往是某种政治模式的产物并反过来支持和发展这种政治模式。从政府与人民关系的角度看，当代中国行政法的两种重要理论——平衡论与政府法治论——实际上有异曲同工之妙、殊途同归之效，它们都在为实现“政府与人民法律地位平等”这一目标提供理论支撑。

关键词: 政府, 人民, 法律地位, 平衡论, 政府法治论

Abstract: The relationship between government and citizen is not only a question of political science but also a legal issue, especially a core issue of administrative law. To some extent, political science has a metaphysical sense but law has a physical meaning, because the political ideals cannot be actualized without the support of legal norm. Among various laws, Constitutional and Administrative Law have the closest relation with the politics, for they are the product of certain political mode and in turn support and develop the political mode. From the perspective of relationship between the government and people, the theory of the government under law and the balance theory are important administrative law theory currently. Actually they have the same purpose and same effect. They all make effort to offer the theoretical support to achieve the goal that“government and the people have equal legal status”．

Key words: Government, People, Legal Status, Balance Theory, The Theory of Government under Law