The Role Of Democracy In The United States

The concept of Popular Sovereignty had developed throughout the existence of American democracy. Since America’s formation of it’s government it has always believed in the power and responsibility of the government. The first three words of the Constitution, “We the People”, establishes that America is a sovereign nation and that the people are the ones with the power in the country. It establishes that in order for the government to govern the governed must give the consent first. The concept of American democracy is centered on the idea of Popular Sovereignty.

While Democracy was being practiced in Colonial America, it has had its dark side as well. Almost to balance out the good in what is happening, everything needs a balance in life. So, what makes the Democracy in Colonial America have undemocratic features are the voting and the treatment of African Americans and Women in the colonies. The voting which happened in America, "which is stated in document 2, shows us that only Christian white males were the only ones who could vote." This is not a democracy, if only a certain group could vote and they leave out the women, African Americans, and other ethnic groups out. But it is what life was back then, mostly the women stayed at home and the men do the work and all of the other important things.

Democracy in colonial america was a work in progress with democratic/undemocratic features. Rule of law, Everyone was treated equally in the document The Fundamental Rights. Document #3 says “Public officials or many other people can be removed.” this was an example of rule of law. Human Rights, rights every human has. An example of human rights is in Plan of a slave ship. Document #4 says “Slaves were forced to be brought to the colonies by boat.” Equality, everyone should be treated equal. An exaple of Equality is; Women were legally dependent on men after married. (According to document #4, ladys law) . Rule of law, human rights, and equality were all features in colonial america. Some were democrartic and undemocratic features, and

Direct democracy is a system that allows citizens to make laws themselves rather than outsourcing the job to elected representatives. The advantages of having a direct democracy would allow the inhabitants to have the capability of direct authority and cast ballots that will influence how things are operated. Another advantage having this type of democracy would entail more transparency within government. Certain issues that would normally be considered classified, having a direct democracy all information related to government would be available for everyone to see. Although this may appear beneficial to citizens, a direct democracy can also cause tension within a government. With everyone free to voice their opinion, some individuals are not

“I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and to the extent in which they are contended for, are not only unnecessary in the proposed Constitution, but would even be dangerous.” (Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist #84) The Bill of Rights, which were constructed by federalist, James Madison, are the first ten amendments in the constitution. During the New Nation era, when the Constitution was being ratified, the anti-federalist deemed it gave the central government too much power, very much so like a king. They wanted something else to ensure their rights and liberties were being protected, so the Bill of Rights comes in because it gave them extra security they sought. As Hamilton stated in the above quote, plenty of federalist thought it was unnecessary and

Throughout history, many government systems have been created to guide countries. I think United States represents Democracy by choosing its President, freedom to petition the government, the different points of views Hamilton and Jefferson had for the United States and the Declaration of Independence. Before the United States won their independence, they were under control of the British Monarchy, which was a government where a king or queen has all the power. During this time, most of the Colonists ' (Americans ') rights were taken away. These topics are discussed in the United States Constitution, Petition to the Massachusetts General Assembly, Thomas Jefferson: The Best of Enemies and Thomas Jefferson: The Declaration of Independence.

The founding fathers having a bad experience with monarchy wanted to give the people of the United States a say. The founders wanted a balance between complete freedom and extreme monarchy. The concept of a republican government was still fairly new at the time. By implementing a republican structure into the constitution, the founders were able to promote their republican ideals.

America’s Founders believed that liberty was important and must be supported. Finding a balance between individual rights and a strong union was important because it determined their productivity as one. The Founding Fathers consisted of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. . James Wilson felt as if law,liberty and nature belonged together and without one it would disrupt everything. The Founding Principle is that “all men are created equal” and the following rights cannot be taken away from them “Life,Liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

The United States of America is not truly a democracy. America’s government is all over the place and pretty much a mixture of everything, it never has been just democracy. The characteristics of a democracy are where the majority wins but that never really happens. For example the president election majority does not elect the president. The United States of America is not a democracy for many reasons; Rule by law, we are more a republic than a democracy, and the founders of a nation didn 't want a democracy.

According to writer, James Mott’s Is the United States a Democracy?, “In the strictest sense of the word, the system of government established by the Constitution was never intended to be a "democracy” This is evident not only in the wording of the Pledge of Allegiance but in the Constitution itself which declares that "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government" Moreover, the scheme of representation and the various mechanisms for selecting representatives established by the Constitution were clearly intended to produce a republic, not a

Separation of Powers is how each branch of Government, Legislative, Executive, and Judicials, have different powers for different reasons. Each government has a different responsibility, Legislative makes laws, Executive executes laws, and Judicial determines if laws were broken. Separation of Powers guards against Tyranny by not letting one branch be able to make up laws and have to much

First of all, The U.S. Constitution guards against tyranny by splitting the government into three main branches. These branches are called the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. Splitting the government into different parts, so no one part of government has too much power. The U.S. Constitution states, "All

The United States Constitution is a undemocratic plan for the government. Democracy means the citizens of the country will elect a leader who will be responsible their country and must be capable for their politics. The democracy government has few major element which makes up the government. The government must include equal representation for all citizens. In democracy, it is a key principle to protect citizens rights. According to democracy, all citizens must be equal under the law, which indicates that there must be no discrimination against any race, gender, religion, or ethnicity. The citizens must have the basic humans rights and be allowed to participate in public life. Citizens has absolute right to voice their opinion and express

The US today is full of freedoms and rights. Although, many rights are violated. The government of our country is having many difficulties. The government had a shut down since Obama did not know how to fix our broken economy. Many people debate on subjects that never get resolved. Debates, such as the economy never get fixed. But debates are just one of the reasons the U.S. is not a democracy. All in all, the voting statistics, gun debates, and police brutality are some of the main reason why the US isn’t a democracy.

Democracy is the most sought-after kind of government; most people think this is the best type of government. The other side who don’t think a democracy isn’t the best form of government are the people that already live in a democratic nation. But what is a democracy and why do people desire/ dislike this form of government? Today we’re going to dive deep into the core of democracy and how this form of government is being used in the United States.