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What is the social system in America?

The United States is the first democratic constitutional country in the world and the most perfect democratic country in the world at present. However, it is not a simple democracy, but a simple democracy of the Greek city-state. The defect of the democratic system is to confirm that the judgment of the majority is correct. Do you know what tyranny of the majority means? Aryans persecuted a few Jews and Catholics persecuted a few pagans. These are the tyranny of the majority, so democracy alone is not enough. Constitutionalism refers to an idea or ideal state that legalizes political operation under the Constitution. It requires that the exercise of all government powers be brought into the track of the Constitution and be restricted by it. The implementation of constitutionalism should first limit the power of the government, at the same time protect the rights of citizens and stipulate their obligations. Constitutionalism is the foundation and guarantee of democratic system, and it is also the balance of democratic politics. The fundamental function of constitutionalism is to prevent the abuse of government (including democratic government) power and safeguard the universal freedom and rights of citizens.

The greatest function of the constitutional system is to limit the power of the government, firmly control the power of the government within the scope permitted by law, and ensure that the power of the people is not infringed.

Another sign of a democratic system is the separation of the three powers: the judiciary, the legislature and the executive, which are independent and balanced. It is generally believed in modern times that a successful and stable liberal democratic political system does not necessarily require a complete separation of powers. In fact, except for the United States, all countries that began to implement democracy and used the presidential system of separation of powers ended in failure for the first time. Instead, it is a parliamentary system. Under the parliamentary system, the leadership of the executive comes from the majority of seats in the legislative branch. The executive and the legislature are not completely separated.

Taiwan Province Province is a democratic area in China. After the implementation of the democratic system, the economy of Taiwan Province Province has developed rapidly. At present, the per capita GDP of Taiwan Province Province is 16274 USD, and that of Chinese mainland is 2034 USD.

Generally speaking, modern democratic countries have the following characteristics:

(1) In parliamentary elections, political parties (including government opposition parties) monopolize their constituencies. However, political parties still have to publish election platforms and speeches to meet the demands of voters because voters still have the right to vote after all. There was a lot of discussion and debate at the meeting.

(2) There are independent media.

(3) allow any government opposition party to exist openly.

(4) Freedom of thought, speech and publication.

(5) Nationalization of the army.