Us National Government

This paper focuses on the role of the U.S national government by explaining the tensions, and conflicts that should be addressed, as well as the implications that continue to arise the dilemmas in the U.S contemporary society. Maintaining order is the oldest, and most significant role in the U.S government, establishing the rule of law to preserve life and protect private property. However, there are many issues that originate from the role of government, for instance, opposing political beliefs that hold different set of values of freedom, order, and equality. This example is the most common conflict that continues to occur today, however, there are countless of more problems existing in the U.S government. It’s important to recognize the

By identifying these components of the role of the U.S national government, we are able to acknowledge the arising conflicts that need to be resolved, in order to create an effective improvement in America’s national government. In the United States, the purpose of the government is to maintain law and order, provide public goods, and promote equality. Maintaining law and order is defined as, “establishing the rule of law to preserve life and protect property” (Janda, Berry, Goldman, Schildkraut, and Manna, 2017, 8). This regulates the behaviors of the citizens in society which is significant in today’s world due to the violent events that have been occurring, such as the Las Vegas shooting. Citizens want to feel as if they are being protected by the U.S government, but in order to do this, citizens must be willing to give up a small portion of their freedom to preserve law and order. For example, Americans support for stricter gun control increased resulting from the mass shooting that happened in Las Vegas. This demonstrates that people would feel safer if there were more restrictions on individual gun ownership, which represents the government means of, “guaranteeing people’s survival”

A major problem that has dominated the world in today’s society is the development of mass media. The mass media is said, “to be divided into two types: print and broadcast,” but the advancement of the internet became problematic. The internet allows the public to view the news by providing information between the citizens, and government faster than any other source. Consequently, this resulted in the decline of newspapers while more people began reading online. The negative effect of the internet is described as, “a wild west atmosphere” in which individuals may post whatever they wish online, “without professional, organizational, or legal concerns about its source” (Janda, Berry, Goldman, Schildkraut, and Manna, 2017, 148). News reports are based on current events; however, some news may be, “filtered through the ideological biases,” of the media owners, editors, and reporters themselves (Janda, Berry, Goldman, Schildkraut, and Manna, 2017,163). The question that should be considered when dealing with mass media is whether it’s true or not. Additionally, the problem that is also common with the use of the internet is the lack of network security. In today’s world, many people have the ability to hack into one’s computer obtaining their information, leading to identity theft. This issue must be addressed because it’s one of the components of the government’s