"So, you think America is a democracy---with representatives of the people, elected by the people in free elections doing the will of the people in governing the country?" This is an excerpt from "Sold to the Highest Bidder" by Daniel M. Friedenberg. It goes on about how the government is of course corrupted due to (insert list of reasons) and has caused the great America to fall far from being the beautiful democratic republic we all love to believe it is.
However, was America ever intended to be a democracy, or democratic republic, in the first place? From observing America’s interactions with other nations and obtained territories, many claim that America is an empire. In reality, both parties pushing the concept of either empire or democracy are incorrect. A nation is not a democracy simply because the peoples are involved with government elections, and it is not an empire solely due to the fact it has peripheral territories outside of the core land, or because it gained land from a war. The United States of America are in fact, a constitutional republic. In order to draw this conclusion, the examinations …show more content…
This growing involvement in international commerce, in turn, required an expanded naval force to protect the shipping lanes from hostile action. And a modern steam-powered navy needed bases where its ships could replenish their supplies of coal and water. " this excerpt from the textbook America: a Narrative History perfectly explains the kick start for the strengthening of the American navy, which was also promoted by and further involved with Alfred Thayer Mahan, who published the Influence of Seapower on History in 1890. He was a strong imperialist with important influences on the navy. While the original want to strengthen the navy had more to do with commerce, it quickly became something imperialists would latch on to as significant and
However, was America ever intended to be a democracy, or democratic republic, in the first place? From observing America’s interactions with other nations and obtained territories, many claim that America is an empire. In reality, both parties pushing the concept of either empire or democracy are incorrect. A nation is not a democracy simply because the peoples are involved with government elections, and it is not an empire solely due to the fact it has peripheral territories outside of the core land, or because it gained land from a war. The United States of America are in fact, a constitutional republic. In order to draw this conclusion, the examinations …show more content…
This growing involvement in international commerce, in turn, required an expanded naval force to protect the shipping lanes from hostile action. And a modern steam-powered navy needed bases where its ships could replenish their supplies of coal and water. " this excerpt from the textbook America: a Narrative History perfectly explains the kick start for the strengthening of the American navy, which was also promoted by and further involved with Alfred Thayer Mahan, who published the Influence of Seapower on History in 1890. He was a strong imperialist with important influences on the navy. While the original want to strengthen the navy had more to do with commerce, it quickly became something imperialists would latch on to as significant and