What does US government do?

Answer 1

Government is needed because it is the institution through which the people are able to maintain order, provide public services, and enforce decisions that are binding on all members of society. Without a government, the basic rights of the people might not be protected. As the Declaration states, governments are instituted in order to protect the rights of all people, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Governments also protect the nation from foreign or domestic enemies. And the government protects the nation from attack from abroad or from within the nation's boundaries.

This answer seems to be concerned about why government is needed but does not answer the question posed which is what does the US government do?

Answer 2

The Federal government is a republic with three main branches. They consist of the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. This main parts of the republic were so designed as to create a balance of power. This serves the purpose of ensuring that no single part of the republic can assume too much power.

The United States government, as described generally above, has three main functions. It passes bills concerning the governments budget, domestic affairs, along with foreign affairs. These bills, once passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate are passed along to the US president for signature into law, or vetoed. The president is part of the executive branch. The position of president is the single most powerful part of the entire US republic. The president appoints members of the cabinet that in its totality form the president's administration. The president and the heads of the cabinet are responsible for enforcing all laws of the US. The president is also the nation's commander in chief and in this capacity, is the highest ranking person in charge of all military affairs for the US. The president also has the responsibility of nominating all cabinet members and US Supreme Court justices. All these nominations must be approved by the US Senate before these persons can assume the positions designated by the president's nominations. The US Supreme Court decides whether laws passed by Congress and by the 50 states are constitutional.