It is the best form of government because the people have the right to vote and have an opinion of the laws and e.t.c. Democracy lets people decide who they want for ruler and the laws they want. Democracy is the best form of government. In conclusion democracy is the best form of government without it we wouldn 't be fair. Abraham Lincoln once stated, "Democracy is the government, of the people, for the people and by the…
George Bush believes that America only went overseas in the past to promote and protect democracy. This statement that he made I agree to be correct on the surface. However, later on in the situations of the Spanish American War and World War I other intentions were discovered in the aftermath of these wars. Although the initial intention was to simply spread democracy this was not the conclusive result. Both after the Spanish-American War and World War I democracy was not spread.…
Even though the United States struggles with the idea of democracy when they were deciding whether to make a new constitution, the United States soon learned how to become more supportive of the democratic system when creating constitution itself. This is proven when look at the Great Compromise because the representatives in the conference because it is giving the state and government power, not just one power. The Separation of Powers also supports the idea of a democratic system because having the 3 branches helps prevent from any group from having too much power. The struggle of democracy when representatives were deciding whether to make a new constitution in the year 1787.…
The three democratic practices in the colonies were the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Mayflower Compact, and the Virginia House of Burgesses. All of these played an important role in the history of the colonies. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of the Plymouth colony. The compact was an agreement establishing a civil government. It was signed aboard ship on November 11, 1620.…
“ Congress shall make no law….abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” - United States Constitution 's 1st Amendment. States could not have been more right when they called for constitutional protection of individual liberties. It helped the creation of reform movements in the United States that led to an expansion of democratic ideals. In the extent of women and equal rights, movements such as the Seneca Falls Convention, Akron Woman’s Convention, National Anti-Slavery Convention and speeches such as Sojourner’s Truth helped Americans acknowledge we’re not a true democracy if not each and every individual regardless of gender…
America shouldn’t aid the spread of democracy. Pushing pushing democracy onto another country is no different the pushing communism. Both are ideologies about how to make a free society but neither are universally applicable. Given that democracy has worked out great for The United States of America and liked minded countries, while communism has had its troubles, my core issue lies with the inconsistent results and the various fall outs that come with branding ourselves as crusaders of democracy. The US has been unsuccessful in reordering governments to fit a democratic system.…
This will eliminate corruption and give citizens a voice (“Transcript” n. pag.). The installment of a true democracy would benefit countries like Libya because it would separate the governing body, religion, and military. The running combination of these three institutions is leading many Islamic Libyans to extremism, since it is the popular and also most powerful choice. This Muslim extremism is one of the justifications used by terrorists to fuel their crimes. Referring back to Hillary Clinton’s initial testimony, the Secretary of State said, “[The United States] are using our diplomatic and economic tools to support these emerging democracies and to strengthen security forces and help provide a path away from extremism” (Clinton n. pag.).…
Democracy is about citizens having an equal say in the governing process, but many interest groups have an unfair influence over what the government can do.…
Illegitimacy of The Electoral College According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of democracy is “government by the people; especially: rule of the majority.” Democracy has always been a substantial element of The United States policy. The U.S. support for democracy has aided in the creation of a dependable and a flourishing world economy (“Democracy”). The United States is a democratic nation, yet we have a system known as the Electoral College which hinders democracy.…
I think reconstruction can be categorized in each range of human behavior. The behaviors of anonymity, shame and humiliation, bystander, and dehumanization play a major part in the reconstruction of the country after the civil war. Although it was a both a failure and success in their own ways, it was just the beginning of Civil Rights movements, whether you were in the North or South. Reconstruction failed because there was so much corruption and violence which would lead to hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan being formed and the rise of white supremacy. People were “separate but equal” because of the Plessy v Ferguson court decision which would lead to segregation.…
I. Introduction The United States holds a belief that it is the paragon democratic country and it is an example that other democratic nations should follow. A democracy is a system of government in which people choose leaders by voting. In the words of Abraham Lincoln, it is “a government of the people, by the people, for the people” (The Gettysburg Address). A pure direct democracy, in theory, can occur through direct democracy where the people vote on nearly every issue that arises, but no such democracy exists in the world.…
4. If I was talking to exchange students about American Government, I would tell them that our government is a Representative Democracy. A representative democracy is when you elect representatives to vote on our behalf. We don’t vote directly on laws and policies, nut we vote for representatives to represent are best interest. That is why it is important to vote for trustworthy representatives that will vote in a way where the safety and needs of the people are met.…
Is it fair for a state with a population of only 500,000 to have more voting power over a state with a population of over 37 million? That is the reality in the United States. The constitution and political system in the U.S have many aspects that are both democratic and non-democratic. Democratic can be defined as “favoring or characterized by social equality; egalitarian” or in other words, fair; whereas undemocratic can be defined as the opposite (“democratic”). When considering the system of a representative democracy, the electoral college, the Supreme Court and the Constitution itself, it is evident that even though they were perhaps made with the intent of somewhat equal representation, they are flawed in ways which make them undemocratic.…
Democracy favors smaller organizational entities, such as the state or the town hall meeting. It is very difficult to deliberate among 6 billion people, and one need only look at the UN to realize that the larger an area an organization encompasses, the less democratic it tends to be. With so many distinct cultures on this earth, it would be a shame to lump them all together and subject them to the will of the majority whose moral outlook they do not share. The continued existence of the celebrated diversity of this planet and the democratic ideals they hold dear depends largely on the existence of a plurality of…
Not only do the people have zero power to interfere in the governing body, but they sometimes are persecuted due to their beliefs, race, language and religion. Therefore, democracy is the best policy to adapt to balance out the involvement of minorities and majorities in affairs other than…