United States Government Protection

When one thinks of government, the immediate thought is Washington, DC, the president and Congress. However, what we fail to acknowledge is that we, as citizens, are also the government. No, we are not creating laws or meeting with fellow world leaders, but we are the people that the government needs in order to operate correctly. Government is a body that controls and enforces laws that it's people must abide by for their own protection. The United States government wears many hats and does many different daily tasks that allow Washington and our country to operate smoothly. First, the government provides protection. An individual can protect themselves, but only to a certain extent. The government must step in and protect it's people from …show more content…
Also in this category comes the various departments such as the FBI, CIA, FDA and EPA that provide protection to the people via investigation or awareness. The FBI investigates what we as a nation do, by collecting information to use in crime analysis, while the CIA investigates internationally to help provide national security. On the other hand, the FDA and the EPA provide awareness. The FDA determines what kind of products, drugs and food is safe for the American to use or eat and then the product can be put on the market for purchase. Equally as important is the EPA who protects health by writing and enforcing regulations that must be abided by to ensure that the environment provides a place that is safe to live and work (Our Mission). Secondly, the government provides benefits to its people, despite the fact that most of these benefits go unnoticed. Some of these benefits include the public education and transportation that is provided. No American is forced to pay tuition for their child to go to school, nor are they required to buy a vehicle to