US Government Structure: United States Government
Darrolyn Simmons
June 6th, 2014 U.S Government Structure
The U.S. government 's primary role is to ensure the economic and social well-being of its citizens. A controversial debate that rises from this responsibility concerns the degree to which and how the government should be actively involved within the community. Areas of continued government involvement include assistance to small business and reducing the poverty level.
Although the American spirit and pride is practically unparalleled and our urge to carry on is unquenchable, our government 's foremost objective is still centered upon satisfying the needs of the people because it is a government of the people. That being …show more content…
One sect of the government 's responsibility to the people deals with sustaining the economic cycle and ensuring. For over 200 years now, we as Americans, have had our nation, government, institutions, politics, and our inhabitants guided by a document written by a group of people that we refer to as the Framers. This document was written in 1787 and is called the Unites States Constitution. My name is Darrolyn Simmons and I will be discussing in this essay, what government is along with the different types of government, its functions, and the kind of government that America has. I will also discuss the seven characteristics of American political culture/democracy and the prevailing political …show more content…
The first one is a monarchy. A monarchy is defined as a form of government in which power is vested in hereditary kings and queens who govern in the interests of all. One example of this type of government would be England. A second type of government is totalitarianism. Totalitarianism is a form of government in which power resides in a leader who rules based on his self-interest and has no regard for individual rights and liberties. A prime example of this would be Iraq when Suddam Hussein was in power. Just from that example alone we can completely come to similar conclusion of the definition itself. An oligarchy is a third form of government in which the right to participate is conditioned on the possession of wealth, social status, military position or some type of achievement. This type of government is very rare these days and are usually located in countries such as India and North Africa. The fourth type of government is the type of government that America has and is called a democracy. A democracy gives power to the people, whether it is directly or through the elected representatives. Democracy is the preferred type of government in the majority of the countries
June 6th, 2014 U.S Government Structure
The U.S. government 's primary role is to ensure the economic and social well-being of its citizens. A controversial debate that rises from this responsibility concerns the degree to which and how the government should be actively involved within the community. Areas of continued government involvement include assistance to small business and reducing the poverty level.
Although the American spirit and pride is practically unparalleled and our urge to carry on is unquenchable, our government 's foremost objective is still centered upon satisfying the needs of the people because it is a government of the people. That being …show more content…
One sect of the government 's responsibility to the people deals with sustaining the economic cycle and ensuring. For over 200 years now, we as Americans, have had our nation, government, institutions, politics, and our inhabitants guided by a document written by a group of people that we refer to as the Framers. This document was written in 1787 and is called the Unites States Constitution. My name is Darrolyn Simmons and I will be discussing in this essay, what government is along with the different types of government, its functions, and the kind of government that America has. I will also discuss the seven characteristics of American political culture/democracy and the prevailing political …show more content…
The first one is a monarchy. A monarchy is defined as a form of government in which power is vested in hereditary kings and queens who govern in the interests of all. One example of this type of government would be England. A second type of government is totalitarianism. Totalitarianism is a form of government in which power resides in a leader who rules based on his self-interest and has no regard for individual rights and liberties. A prime example of this would be Iraq when Suddam Hussein was in power. Just from that example alone we can completely come to similar conclusion of the definition itself. An oligarchy is a third form of government in which the right to participate is conditioned on the possession of wealth, social status, military position or some type of achievement. This type of government is very rare these days and are usually located in countries such as India and North Africa. The fourth type of government is the type of government that America has and is called a democracy. A democracy gives power to the people, whether it is directly or through the elected representatives. Democracy is the preferred type of government in the majority of the countries