The U.S. is the leading source for this type of government. When the constitution was ratified in 1788 by 9 of the thirteen states it was a huge win for the Federalist. The constitution writers took many of their ideas for personal experiences and from their studies while they were in school. After reading and learning about John Locke, and Thomas Hobbes, and being a part of the age of enlightenment, along with living through the rule of the British, created a government where the public would have a say on who was the president, but the electoral college was made so that the uneducated masses, majority could not always get what they wanted, basing the votes in the congressional district by population. Also in the constitution they wanted to make sure that not one branch would have total control of the government, so they created the separation of powers. With the government powers decentralized, they created three branches, the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary, or also known as the Madisonian Model. Each branch has specific checks and balances to make sure that every other branch stays within their boundaries. The checks and balances, and separation of powers were put into the constitution so that not one person could become a tyrant, king …show more content…
Without them we would not be exercising our right to vote, and being able to give our say on how the government operates. Elections influence how the government operates because the people decide who will represent them, what the main issues that we want to be talked while the representative is in office. Most representatives want to be re-elected, and if they listen to what the people have to say, and execute it to the liking of people then they will normally get re-elected. The biggest impact that an election can have is when the people vote in new representative, or completely switch which party has majority in the