Democracy Case

In a real democracy, all the people are equal before the law. Equality is a basic concept in the American constitution. No one stands above the law. Even the president is subject to trial if he commits an illegal thing. The affair of Bill Clinton with Monika is a striking example of the solid foundation of the American political system. The president stands before the jury to defend his case. Another concrete example of equality, the government sends thousands of agents to control the hiring, promotion, and dismissed decisions of executives. To guarantee equal pay for equal work, the governments have created agencies to check the payroll of every business; they have set up agencies to punish employers who might use their economic freedom to reward some workers more than others.

Democracy is governed by the majority rule, that is the side with the majority votes. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in people either directly or through representatives. In a real democracy, minority right is a vital part in building solid democratic institutions. Having a glance at the American political system, we see that the constitution guarantees that the majority will not abuse its power to violate the right of the minorities. Basic individual liberties are protected through the bill of rights which was drafted by James Madison. The minorities have the right of speech, assembly, association and petition. In fact, there is no record of oppression of minority groups based on criteria such as skin, color, ethnicity or religion.

Compared with the other industrialized world, American people enjoy greater individual freedom, quality of life and opportunity. They have the freedom to do and say what they like as long as they don't hurt anyone. They have also the freedom of assembly, religion and the freedom to make money and to spend it as they see fit. Individual freedom is a result of true representative Democracy. All the American people are free to think, to choose and to act without being restrained by the interference of the state. AS a matter of fact, the American people have a limited government which leaves them a big margin for personal freedom.

Public decision making must be reached by compromise; that is an agreement made by the adjustment of opposing views and reciprocal modification of demands. A clear evidence of the application of this principle in USA, we can cite the the compromise of 1850. A series of compromise measures passed by us congress to settle the issue of slavery and to evade the dissolution of the union. To strike a balance between the advocates and the opponents of slave states, Senator Clay satisfied both proslavery and antislavery forces through compromise. Through this process, they managed to reconcile the political differences and to bridge the gap between the anti slavery and pro slavery factions of the congress and the nation.

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