The duty to uphold morality is one that the American government is obliged to do as a hegemonic power in the world. Many occurrences have taken place in which the American government was supposed to uphold morality, however they failed to do so. The duty of the American government as a hegemonic power is to play a leading role throughout the world to to maintain their leadership. There have been many times in which the American government has been at fault in fulfilling its duty to be a leader in upholding morality. This includes affairs within societies in America as well as foreign affairs. The foreign matters however are more evident due to the catastrophic results they have on occasions in the home country in which it takes place. In addition
