Democracy in the United States is a characteristic that makes our country unique and it is one of the many attributes that have created the concept of “American exceptionalism”. Democracy is sustained to protect citizens from dictatorship and to promote human rights. Although there is a lot of debate to rather or not a democratic society is the “best” form of society, it is certainly a bold system that prevents the nation from facing a wide-range of issues that arise in monarchy and communist societies. Ultimately, democracy in the U.S. strives to create a just system by allowing its citizens to elect their officials at both national and local levels. However, in order for democracy to be successful and most representative to the United States’
