Breanna_U

The definition of democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electorial system. Basically a government made of the people by the people and for the people. Now supposedly this is how the United States in ran, but personally I believe that although it's supposed to be ran this way it's not ran this way. I believe that the word democracy means free. Most people from other countries if you asked them which country they thought was the most free they would probally tell you America. Most uper-class people in America or middle-uper-class people would probally say the same thing, but if you sat down and talked to the average american they might disagree. Democracy is supposed to be ran by the people and for the people but if you ask me its ran by the wrong people and for the wrong people. In this country if you disagree with something you're allowed to say something about it because it's one of your rights, but you pretty much don't get heard you're rich or you know people in high places. Because the average American thinks they won't be heard a lot of them don't speak up at all, and in order for our country to be ran fairly everybody should be listened to.