The United States of America was founded by its people, for its people in the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness, by attempting to provide freedom and equality. The way of life back when the government set down its foundation was quite different than it is now.Some things were just considered natural law and were left out of law making and the Constitution because they were morallyaccepted as right and wrong. For instance, I highly doubt that the government would have allowed Nazi party privileges to exist underfreedom of speech. The idea of "My rights end where yours begin" states that an individual has freedom until the freedom interfereswith the rights given to another. To create and maintain a quality form of government, one where privileges are not abused andequality is taken seriously, we must decide how large a role we want the government to play in the maintaining of morals and naturallaw. The use of all nine roles of government is needed to maximize the quality of democracy because it promotes the equality ofeach individual. (Godwin&Wahlke 15-30) The four minimal roles of the government (protection and order, collective goods anddilemmas, negative externalities and rights and duties) are generally accepted as a basis of what a government should provide its people. The government must protect the safety of its people and protect itself from internal revolutions and externalinvasions. Also, it attempts to improve the general welfare of its people by resolving collective dilemmas, minimizing negativeexternalities and providing collective goods wherever possible. To do this, the government must specify and enforce the rights andduties of its people. The four roles are obviously needed for control and order within a society and prove to be beneficial to everyone.(Godwin&Wahlke 23) From there, the government should apply the five additional roles of government. The five roles are: socialjustice, economic intervention in the eco...
