How Democratic Is the United States of America?

How Democratic is the United States of America?

How democratic is the United States of America? Not very many people ask themselves this question because since they live in the United States they don't believe that they have to ask this to themselves. All of the United States citizens just assume that they have a very democratic nation only because that's what everybody says about this county. But in reality for those how have been educated about the real America. It just doesn't seem that democratic at all.

I would first like to start off by asking this question "What exactly is a democratic country?" Democratic is defined in the American Heritage Dictionary as -Adjective

1. of, characterized by, or advocating democracy: democratic government; a democratic union. 2. Of or for the people in general; popular: a democratic movement; democratic art forms. 3. Believing in or practicing social equality: If this is true then how exactly is America of or for the people in general? If the people had the right to actually pick the president of the United States then maybe I would consider this a democratic county. But in reality the people have no say in who is president and who's not.

The United States of America has a presidential election every four years. When the election is going on every registered American over the age of eighteen has the right to vote for the president of their choice. So if our country is democratic, does that mean it's only democratic every four years when we have the right to vote since it's of or for the people? Maybe if the person whose vote towards there favorite president actually counted for something besides the "Popular vote" then it would be considered democratic every four years, but its worse then that.

Even though every person has there right to vote for a president it doesn't actually mean that the "Popular vote" will win and get their president in office. It always comes down to the Electoral College.

The Electoral College is made up of representatives from each state that casts its vote for the territory that they are in. The representatives do not have to vote for what the people wanted. The people of that territory are actually trying to pressure there representative into voting for what the people want. Each state determines there number of Electoral College