SAMPLE American Government

‭Indirect‬‭democracy‬‭(representative‬‭democracy)‬ ‭:‬‭In‬‭a‬‭representative‬‭democracy,‬‭members‬‭of‬‭a‬‭society‬ ‭vote‬ ‭for‬ ‭leaders‬ ‭to‬ ‭represent‬ ‭them‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭decisions‬ ‭and‬ ‭actions‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭political‬‭process.‬‭This‬‭helps‬‭to‬ ‭largely reflect the population's general will.‬ ‭The‬‭United‬‭States‬‭is‬‭a‬‭representative‬‭democracy.‬‭This‬‭means‬‭that‬‭citizens‬‭elect‬‭the‬‭government.‬‭Citizens‬ ‭vote‬ ‭for‬ ‭their‬ ‭government‬ ‭officials.‬ ‭These‬ ‭officials‬ ‭represent‬ ‭the‬ ‭citizens’‬ ‭ideas‬ ‭and‬ ‭concerns‬ ‭in‬ ‭government.‬ ‭Every‬ ‭citizen‬ ‭who‬ ‭is‬ ‭18‬ ‭years‬ ‭of‬ ‭age,‬ ‭is‬ ‭not‬ ‭a‬ ‭felon‬ ‭serving‬ ‭time‬ ‭in‬ ‭prison,‬ ‭or‬ ‭has‬ ‭not,‬ ‭because‬ ‭of‬ ‭insanity,‬ ‭been‬ ‭placed‬ ‭under‬ ‭the‬ ‭supervision‬ ‭of‬‭another‬‭person‬‭has‬ ‭suffrage‬ ‭or‬‭the‬‭right‬‭to‬ ‭vote. To the United States, Japan, South Korea & New Zealand, democracy means freedom.‬

‭●‬ ‭Freedom of speech‬ ‭●‬ ‭Freedom of religion‬

‭●‬ ‭Freedom of protest non-violently against the government‬ ‭●‬ ‭Freedom to be uninvolved (Australia requires voting)‬ ‭Other countries may say they are a democracy, but it's only in name such as North Korea.‬ ‭What are the principles of American democracy?‬

‭Participation‬

‭Can vote and express their opinions‬

‭Equality‬

‭Everyone’s vote counts‬

‭Tolerance‬

‭Differences in viewpoints are accepted‬

‭Accountability‬

‭Take responsibility‬

‭Transparency‬

‭No deals under the table‬

‭Republic‬

‭A political system without a monarch‬

‭Fair elections‬

‭Elections are free from manipulation, or coercion‬

‭Economic freedom‬

‭Members can control their own labor and property‬

‭Human rights‬

‭Live by-laws to maintain order‬

‭Proper use of power‬

‭Cannot use their positions for personal gain‬

‭The rule of law‬

‭Live by-laws, to maintain order‬

‭The right to vote‬

‭This‬‭is‬‭an‬‭essential‬‭element‬‭of‬‭democracy‬‭in‬‭any‬‭country.‬‭Free,‬‭fair,‬‭and‬‭frequent‬‭elections‬‭measure‬‭how‬ ‭democratic a country is.‬ ‭●‬ ‭In‬‭1828,‬‭the‬‭presidential‬‭election‬‭was‬‭the‬‭first‬‭in‬‭which‬‭non-property-holding‬‭white‬‭males‬‭could‬ ‭vote in most states.‬

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