United States, What does that mean to you? To a lot of people, it means opportunity, liberty and freedom, and a place where everyone is treated equally regardless of background. To me, United States means a place full of ideals where few are actually put into place. The United States has a lot of potential to be the fairest nation, where everyone has equal opportunity and everyone is treated fairly and equally. But it seems that everyone is more concerned with themselves and how they can benefit, not about everyone else and how everyone can benefit. I think it would take a liberal democratic standpoint to make the United States become what most people actually view it as.
             Liberal Democracy is used to describe Western democratic political systems, such as the United States, Britain, Canada and other nations. It refers to political systems in which there are attempts to defend and increase civil liberties against the encroachment of governments and powerful forces in society, restrict or regulate government intervention in economic and moral matters affecting the citizenry, increase the scope for political and intellectual freedom of citizens, question the demands made by vested interest groups seeking special privileges, develop a society open to talent and which rewards citizens on merit rather than on rank or status, frame rules that maximize the well-being of all or most citizens. The United States does try to practice a Liberal democratic political system but it does on a small level. I feel that the United States, while claiming to practice Liberal democracy, seems to forget about everyone that's not a wealthy Caucasian male. Yes, the U.S does have several programs to help aid the minorities and the less fortunate, but I don't think these programs help these people become even close to what the wealthy Caucasian male is. If the United States was to reform a few of their ideas, programs, and ways, that would make the ...