The government in the United States today is different from government in ancient Athen, in a way that the United States is a republic.
The responsibilities that were assigned to the federal government under the Articles of Confederation is drawing up treaties.
They fought a war far from home.
They had strong Navy's and had grown strong due to port tradeing
While descriptions of the traditional U.S. role in the world since the end of World War II vary in their specifics, it can be described in general terms as consisting of four key elements: global leadership; defense and promotion of the liberal international order; defense and promotion of freedom, democracy, and human
