Using Information Provided by the Textbook (Including the Authors' Three

question 105

Essay

Using information provided by the textbook (including the authors' three benchmarks for representative democracy) and other useful sources, answer the following question: how democratic is the United States of America? Feel free to use historical or contemporary examples to support your argument

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Definitions:

Independence

The condition of a nation, country, or state which exercises self-governance and sovereignty over its territory, free from external control.

Thomas Paine

An influential 18th-century writer and revolutionary thinker, whose works, like "Common Sense," inspired American colonists to seek independence from Britain.

Samuel Seabury

An American Episcopal bishop and loyalist during the American Revolutionary War, known for his debates and writings in support of British rule.

Colonists Justify

The reasoning or arguments made by European settlers to legitimize the colonization and control of lands and indigenous peoples in the Americas and beyond.