The forefathers of this country established a democracy, one with different levels of power, because according to James Madison, “ambition must be made to counteract ambition”. They were afraid of reaching that point if which there was only one president, then his or her rule could turn into a rule of tyranny. It was discussed that there could be more than one ruler, more than one branch of power so that there would always be a system of checks and balances, and faction could be avo

This country was founded on many secure and basic beliefs. Some have changed, such as the amount of media coverage on a candidate or a president’s life, or eligibility to vote, and others have not changed one bit. From moment’s past, one can come to understand what our leaders had in mind for this nation, and how they could have never predicted some of the things that we all witness now.

Interest in politics has also evolved significantly and can be related to voter turnout in one way, attitude. Through the media, publications, news, television and rallies, the politicians are getting their message out there, and people can’t help but notice. Their interest becomes sparked, and now they are inquiring minds. Constituents want to know what politicians stand for, why they are running, and who they plan to have in their cabinet. Citizens are now more than ever concerned with who runs their country, and if they can do a good job. This leads to the increased amounts of people who want to vote, because they realize the importance of choosing a good leader that will represent their needs. The government has now turned to what people want, what they need, what they believe in, in order to base their campaigns. People are also getting more involved in direct ways such as support groups, interest groups and as volunteers, or in indirect ways such as answering surveys or just by showing up on election days.

Campaign spending has also increased in vast amounts. Candidates spend millions and millions of dollars in soft and hard money on flyers, airtime, rallies and just plain campaigning. Most of their time and effort goes into raising this money, and now, it seems to be more of a money issue than anything else is. The candidates with the most money are the ones that can keep up with all the campaigning that takes place. In this years race, candidates Bill Bradley and John McCain dropped out of the race, the reason may have been money, for they could not match up dollar for dollar with their overly wealthy opponents. Money, as well as the media, has taken away from the glamour and desire to have this job.

In the United States today, the government is still divided into three governmental powers, the legislative, judicial and executive branches. These powers function independent of each other, but they do need one another in order to stay alive. This is what the forefathers had intended, a government of divided powers that could check up on each other in order to prevent a tyrannical rule that could lead the country to ruins. They were also very much in favor of a rule that was based on multiple beliefs as well as rules, and this came to be through their system of divided powers. “In a free government”, stated Madison in Federalist 51, “the security for civil rights must be the s

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