The United States is thought to be the foundation of modern democracy. As a “constitutional federal republic”,the United States does not stand-alone. Various "democracies" are constitutional republics, and have long traditions of a democratic culture, laws, and barriers. The selection role of the head of government is one singularity between the United States and some of the other major democracies. There are many forms of democracy, implemented and modified differently, by the culture of the regions.
According to the U.S. Department of state, “In parliamentary systems, the head of government is a prime minister selected from the parliament, and is typically the leader of the majority political party or …show more content…
This type of government system according to Unitary vs. Federal Document, “distributes power from the national government to local governments in order to adopt their own laws within reason of the country.” Unlike in the United States, the Unitary vs. Federal Document also say multinational states tend to “adopt a federal system of government to empower different nationalities and avoid political instability.” Covered by a federal system, local government boundaries can be drawn to assimilate a region developed by a certain ethnicity. The federal system also works adequately for larger states because the capital may be distant to efficiently control further regions.
However, the size of state does not always reveal its type of government because Belgium for example, is a small country with a federal system for the purpose of advising two majority ethnicities. One more example would be the large state of China, which has a unitary government to spread and broadcast Communist …show more content…
Seeing that it was written 200 years ago, I believe it should be looked at from a modern era perspective. Though most of the core limits (rights), such as the freedom of speech and press, should be protected more than ever, now that the government is crackdown on independent journalists and whistleblowers.
Though many governments are different, most put the concern of the state first, this is no different in Washington D.C. The founders of our country, united in the revolution, were divided over the issue of including a bill of rights in the Constitution of 1787. And although those first 10 amendments were eventually ratified -- 118 years ago today -- the outcome was at times in