Throughout the past centuries, much of our world's nations have converted from various types of governments to a democracy of some kind. Of all of the countries that have switched to this type of government, none have found this form of government to be undesirable. What is it that makes Democracy so impressive? The answer to this question is both obvious and abstract. In many ways understanding Democracy is easily explained, yet it is also very complex due to the fact that every nation has a different way of running their democratic nation.
             Over the past eighteen weeks we have discussed four European Countries that are all Democratic. All four of these countries, Britain, France, Germany and Italy, are considered to be successful, and have all been newly united under the European Union. Although all four of the countries are considered successful, they all have their individual strengths and weaknesses, proving that each Democracy as individualistic.
             In the following pages I will discuss the differences in each of our four countries focusing on how they compare to one another on the basis of accountability, efficiency, effectiveness, and their individual democracies as a whole.
             The first criterion for comparing these four European democracies is Accountability. Accountability is defined as the quality or state of being liable or responsible. This relates to the countries as to how responsible the government is for its' citizens. To emplify this, I considered each individual country's current Welfare State, and their civil rights policies.
             #1 Accountability Topping my list for accountability among its nation, is Germany. Despite the fact the Germany has only been reunited for a mere decade, the citizens of Germany place a lot of trust and responsibility in their government. One thing that shows the German Democracy is responsible for its citizens is the presence of their very strong welfare s...