Madison’s separation of powers

          Madison’s separation of powers has worked too well in recent decades, some would say. It seems that Congresses and our Presidents are increasingly unable to find compromises to pass legislation needed by the Republic. What do...

Federalism

      Is federalism a good system? Provide two pros and two cons from the text/lecture discussion in Chapter 3. What do you think? Provide a clear explanation.

Democracy.

            Define the term democracy. What is meant by the term representative democracy? Is the United States a representative democracy? Provide examples illustrating your answer....