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Essay On Functional America

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To judge whether or not a country is truly functional one must ask whether or not it meets a variety of standards intended to provide stability to a region. Among these are education for the public, participation in government, and sovereignty. Under this definition, our country, the United States of America is in a fact a very stable country.
If a foreign power can tell America “what it shall do and what it shall not do we have yet to seek independence, and have contended hitherto for very little.” George Washington. As long as another country controls the US then it can never progress as a nation. In order for a country to remain stable it must have control over its own people and have the ability to make laws without having to obtain the consent of another power. On July 4th, 1776, the US …show more content…

The United States government is a representative democracy controlled by the voters, which has three branches, and many political parties. The government is based on separation of powers and its branches include legislative, judicial, and executive. Each branch has its own assignment and mission. The legislative branch includes the Senate and House of Reps. the Senate is composed of 100 seats, 2 from each state, while the House of Reps. has 435 seats. The Supreme Court is in the judicial branch; it has 9 judges, which are appointed by the president with help from the sent who serve for life. Lastly, the President and his cabinet make up the executive branch. The three branches which make up our government structure work together to pass and enforce laws, as well as balance each other out. This unique system was established for the people and as Franklin D. Roosevelt reminds us, “Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this

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