Essays on Democracy in America

In America, many people receive their news from non-traditional sources like social media. With possible Russian influence on elections and polarized arguments discussed constantly, is government regulation on social media the correct answer? In the book #Republic, Cass R. Sunstein, a professor at Harvard Law...

“There can be no real political democracy unless there is something approaching an economic democracy. ” (Theodore Roosevelt). The first point needed to be discussed is what exactly an economic democracy means. In simplified terms, it is basically the philosophy according to which the power...

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...

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...