From the very first days with man on this earth, people found it fit to have laws. Laws provide stability and order to the society. But who shall make and enforce these laws? How should that system work? Government was proved a necessity for the functioning of a country (“World Government”). There are many types of government practiced throughout the world and none of them are perfect. A wise man once said, “there is nothing wrong with the system but rather, the way that people apply it.” The United States, a democracy and Vietnam, communist, clearly have different views on how a government should run. Both work, but what are the underlying principles and which proves to be the better operational system?
The United States practices democracy. There are only eleven countries in the world that practice this as well. It seems rare, but the U.S. is a world superpower so what’s the secret? A democracy can be
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The United States has had much success with democracy but also many problems. A few of those problems include misuse of public funds, corruption, immorality in elections and quantity not quality. The government is made up of many branches to avoid misuse of power, but are all those people quality representatives or just filling the seat? Democracy is great in theory; but the people may not always make the best choices. The citizens may not be well educated on politics, or simply make a choice to vote for someone based on the wrong reasons (“Significant”). The people have many freedoms but those freedoms can be taken advantage of. However, there are also many positives within a democracy. While the citizens may vote “incorrectly,” at least they have the option. A democracy protects the interests of citizens, prevents a monopoly of authority, promotes equality and induces change (“Significant”). Democracy has never nor ever will be perfect but the system has proved to be effective for hundreds of