The Role Of Democracy In The United States Of America

Our great country, The United States of America, is known for having laws and rights like justice, liberty, and freedom. We are a democracy, therefore its the peoples word over the government. If we want change we can make it happen unlike in other places. For example, third world countries like Saudi Arabia and Syria are some of most repressive countries because they are ran by monarchs. The people who live in these countries have no rights, freedom, or saying in what goes on around them. This is because they have no democracy and their ruler has absolute power over them. If the people were able to vote like we can here in America, I’m pretty sure they would overthrow their dictator and make their country a better place. That’s why I believe that if we were to lose our political freedom it would threaten the American democracy. …show more content…
This allows us to use our voices to speak up for what we want like when we cast a ballot to vote. We decide who our next president is going to be and which laws will or will not get passed. If this freedom were to be taken away from us then we would technically have no democracy. Our president would be the same as other powerful rulers around the world who oppresses their people. We won’t be able to participate in government, act as a representative, have fair trials, no say in school education, or in our economy. Instead we will be told what we can and can’t do. Like in an autocracy or communist country where the ruler makes all economic, social, and political decisions without the consent of their