How Is American Democracy Working
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Angel Green
Professor Trout
American National Government
4 December 2013 Is American Democracy Working?
American democracy is one of the very calm kinds of government in the world while it is a long way from ideal. The American democracy in which we exist has several strengths and weaknesses. Neither strengths or weaknesses out weigh one another, however it is important to have both due to the changing definitions. A democracy is a government that is run by the people. The politicians that we elect to run …show more content…
All branches are able with certain precautions to prevent against concentration and misuse of power. The idea of checks and balances has been generally effected in a variety of constitutional governments, including the United States, where powers are distributed between three branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial.
Illustrations of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution include: the president can veto legislation passed by Congress, however Congress can reverse that veto with a 2/3 vote; the president commands the army however Congress pronounces war and takes funds; the president appoints justices to the Supreme Court, but only with the approval of the Senate; Congress and the president can pass laws, however the Supreme Court can work-to-rule those laws down as unconstitutional.
However people maintain that checks and balances bend to slow the progression of governing thus preventing immediately necessary act from taking place. Though, that is the anticipated effect. Now to guard against bullying, human nature must be
Angel Green
Professor Trout
American National Government
4 December 2013 Is American Democracy Working?
American democracy is one of the very calm kinds of government in the world while it is a long way from ideal. The American democracy in which we exist has several strengths and weaknesses. Neither strengths or weaknesses out weigh one another, however it is important to have both due to the changing definitions. A democracy is a government that is run by the people. The politicians that we elect to run …show more content…
All branches are able with certain precautions to prevent against concentration and misuse of power. The idea of checks and balances has been generally effected in a variety of constitutional governments, including the United States, where powers are distributed between three branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial.
Illustrations of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution include: the president can veto legislation passed by Congress, however Congress can reverse that veto with a 2/3 vote; the president commands the army however Congress pronounces war and takes funds; the president appoints justices to the Supreme Court, but only with the approval of the Senate; Congress and the president can pass laws, however the Supreme Court can work-to-rule those laws down as unconstitutional.
However people maintain that checks and balances bend to slow the progression of governing thus preventing immediately necessary act from taking place. Though, that is the anticipated effect. Now to guard against bullying, human nature must be