Essays on Democracy in America

For some, it may be hard to answer the question “How Democratic is America?” for others, it might be one of the easiest questions to answer. You could ask a fifteen year old what they thought, and you probably wouldn’t get the answer that you...

During the Cold War, Democracy and Freedom were some major factors at play during this time. The US pushed and supported Democracy spread around the world, while Freedom was still a big issue. As much as the US was viewed as a beacon of democracy,...

Even though America may be considered a Democracy, could it be falling into a Plutocracy? In fact, it very much could, A study named “Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens” (2019) implies and gives evidence to show that it could...

Voting in American democracy is important because people can control the government actions or activities and the citizens have the opportunity to express their opinion to them. People need to vote to choose which president they wanted to be like they need to represent their...

Step back. Think about Athens. Think about the beginning of the end: the separation, the scheming, the division in the community. Now take a step further. Look at America, look at our Now. The similarities between our Now and their End are terrifying. It scares...

America faced a multitude of challenges and tensions in terms of achieving full-fledged democracy at the end of the 1800s. Unstable government, an unfair economy, and a divided population were among the most prominent challenges and tensions. In order to see how these circumstances hindered...

The US Democratic Party is one of the oldest and biggest political party, founded by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison in 1792. In USA history, there had been 15 presidents from US Democratic Party. First one was Thomas Jefferson, who was president in 1801-1809 and last...