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AMERICAN DEMOCRACY 2

American Democracy

Democracy gets defined as a system of government in which power rests in the people

who exercise it in terms of choosing the leaders to govern them through popular vote by

participating in elections. This system is vital in ensuring that leaders are accountable for their

actions, which makes them cautious about their actions and act in the interest of their subjects as

they govern based on the consent of the governed. American democracy is a representative

democracy in which the government gets elected by the citizens that they govern as provided in

the preamble of the U. S Constitution (National Archives, n. d.). The theory of democratic

government is meant to ensure that there is equality among the people against one another

without any of them experiencing or showing subordination against the other. This paper seeks

to discuss the characteristics of American Democracy and how it differs from the theory of

democratic government.

Characteristics of American Democracy

There are several characteristics of American Democracy including, civil liberties, which

are the limitations to the power of the government that are aimed at protecting the freedoms that

the governments are legally not allowed to intrude on; Elected representatives, which means that

the leaders that represent the people have to be elected by those they govern; Independent

Judiciary which is the ability of the judicial arm of the government to make decisions

independently without interference from any other arm of government; organized opposition

party in that the American Democracy is that there must be an opposition party or parties for the

democracy to function effectively; the rule of law which is the influence of the law on the

American society in which it ensures that the principles of supremacy of laws, equality,

accountability, and fairness are adhered to (Sidlow & Henschen, 2016). These characteristics are

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Running head: AMERICAN DEMOCRACY 1 American Democracy Name Course Tutor Date AMERICAN DEMOCRACY 2 American Democracy Democracy gets defined as a system of government in which power rests in the people who exercise it in terms of choosing the leaders to govern them through popular vote by participating in elections. This system is vital in ensuring that leaders are accountable for their actions, which makes them cautious about their actions and act in the interest of their subjects as they govern based on the consent of the governed. American democracy is a representative democracy in which the government gets elected by the citizens that they govern as provided in the preamble of the U. S Constitution (National Archives, n. d.). The theory of democratic government is meant to ensure that there is equality among the people against one another without any of them experiencing or showing subordination against the other. This paper seeks to discuss the characteristics of American Democracy and how it differs from the theory of democratic government. Characteristics of American Democracy There are several characteristics of American Democracy including, civil liberties, which are the limitations to the power of the government that are aimed at protecting the freedoms that the governments are legally not allowed to intrude on; Elected representatives, which means that the leaders that represent the people have to be elected by those they govern; Independent Judiciary which is ...
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