ts a limit on
             the amount of power a single branch may have which protects both
             the people and the individual branches government from one
             another. I believe that the United States has a very efficient
             form of government. It has many rules sewn into the constitution
             to keep things running efficient and fairly.
             "Democracy is a form of government in which citizens are
             able to participate directly or indirectly in their own
             governance, literally means the rule of the people" Appelbaum and
             Chambliss (1997:366). According to my class notes (lecture on
             democracies) this does not seem to be the case. It seems in some
             cases that the rich or the elite have more influence than do
             other citizens in the governing of out country. For example,
             funding moneys and interest groups. The elite are able to donate
             funding to their particular candidate or party in the form of
             interest groups. They give money to interest groups, which is
             then given to candidates for campaigning purposes that help the
             candidates funds for president. For the most part this money is
             not freely donated. The elite want to make sure that if their
             money is donated to a candidate that their ideas and beliefs will
             be supported in office if they do become president. With these
             kind of issues in mind many others especially the poor will often
             refrain from voting because they feel that their vote will not
             This idea is very much a reality. "The cost of campaigning
             has gone up significantly in recent years, and today candidates
             spend vast sums of money on political campaigns" A
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