As outlined in the Constitution, the role of the Federal government includes numerous responsibilities, including collecting taxes, regulating interstate and international commerce, and establish laws. Power was to be distributed amongst the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. This separation of powers was aimed at ensuring no single branch became too powerful, and each branch could check the others.

Legislative branch (Congress) - Responsible for creating laws, declaring war, regulating interstate commerce, and controlling spending.

Executive Branch (President): Enforces laws, appoints officials, commands the military, and conducts foreign policy.

Judicial Branch (Supreme Court): Interprets laws and determines if laws are constitutional.

The Federal Government is also responsible for protecting Human and Civil Rights. Civil Rights are rights granted by the Government to its citizens. Human Rights are fundamental rights that apply to all people. As stated in the Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness".

The Constitution details a number of Rights of US citizens, including freedom of speech. The Ninth Amendment also acknowledges that not all rights are explicitly listed, and that the Constitution should not be used to deny those additional rights. Despite this, the US has failed to recognize certain human rights. As described in the United Declaration of Human Rights, all humans are entitled to various rights, including healthcare, education and equal protection of the law. Despite these rights being Universally recognized, the United States has created a complex web of legislation that partially addresses some of these rights. The 10th Amendment gives power to the states to govern education and the 14th Amendment protects public education through Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses. So, on some level, we are able to recognize human rights, but we still fail to fully provide protections.

It appears that there is a financial incentive for the government not to protect certain human rights. Our current model of government places more value on companies than it does actually providing services to citizens. This is obvious in the healthcare sector, where insurance companies profit off of denying coverage. Additionally, elected officials are allowed to buy and sell stocks, despite their position giving them insider information and the ability to push legislation that will raise profits.

If the government was really there to serve the people, there would be legislation preventing companies that provide necessary public services from profiting billions of dollars. The salaries of elected officials would not be double the salary of the average American. Large companies would not be taxed at a lower rate than regular citizens. The top 0.1% would not hold 13.5% of the Nations wealth. We would stand for human rights, not against them.