Anarchy Is Chaos/Playing With

Basic Trope: With no rules, laws, or leaders to follow, society crumbles.
 * Played Straight: Tropestan has no government, and therefore everyone looks out only for their own interests, even at the expense of others.
 * Exaggerated: Tropestan is a Wretched Hive, always at war with itself, and everyone is destitute and perpetually in survival mode.
 * Inverted:
 * Although Tropestan has no political leaders or government offices, everyone comes together to help one another out.
 * Tropestan has a government, but society crumbles.
 * Subverted: Tropestan has no formal government or political leaders, but a tribal-like tribunal or "moderators" and everyone has a say, and there are behavioral standards that must be adhered to.
 * Double Subverted: But then the informal leaders disagree amongst themselves, or the rules are not enforced effectively, or both, and chaos ensues.
 * Deconstructed:
 * Reconstructed:
 * Lampshaded: "You can't drive without traffic laws! Think of the pedestrians!"
 * Parodied:
 * Averted: Tropestan has a fully-functional government.
 * Enforced:
 * Author Appeal
 * Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism
 * Invoked: King Bob the Nth dies, leaving no heirs behind (and no one who really liked his ways anyway). The people have no leader until further notice.
 * Defied: Someone steps up and does things to keep the peace and order.
 * Discussed: "What would the world be like with no religious or political leaders, everyone just doing what they want?"
 * Conversed: "I don't know...I suppose it would depend on the people in a given society, and whether they pull together, or whether they look out only for themselves."
 * Played For Laughs:
 * Played For Drama: Almost always is.