Comparing Canadian and American Government
The governments of Canada and the United States are theoretically based on the political system of democracy. In the United States, their particular system of checks and balances severely disrupts the operations of the government. In addition to this, the American electoral process does not operate in a way where individual?s interests are the main focus. In Canada, not only is our electoral system more democratic than that of the United States, but our system of government, including checks and balances, ensures a smoother running government which is more able to fairly govern the nation. The Canadian and American executive branches differ in a way which allows Canada to make executive decisions with much more foresight into future ramifications than our United States counterparts. Furthermore, the Canadian legislative branch functions much more fairly than that of the United States. The Canadian government is a more democratic one than the United States government given their system of checks and balances, their electoral process and the influence of the people on the legislative and executive branches. The checks and balances system in governments allows certain branches to validate or ensure decisions made by other branch
The election process in the two countries is very different, Canada?s system allows for a more democratic selection of political leaders. In the United States, votes are cast for the Electoral College, rather than the Republican or Democratic Party. In Canada votes are cast directly to the political party, be it NDP, Progressive Conservative, Liberal or Canadian Alliance. In the United States, the votes of the Electoral College are expected to align with the popular votes of the people. This expectation is not always constant. When George W. Bush was elected he did not have the majority of the votes. The theory of the Electoral College is to avoid a corrupt national election. The key principle of democracy is that the people of a nation are responsible to elect a leader. Canada?s system of election does just this, while the American system puts the people?s wishes in the hands of a separate group of people. The legislative branches of the two countries differ, and possess similarities at the same time. Both have a ?bicameral legislature? consisting of an upper and lower house. In the United States, the President can get Senators and Representatives to introduce the bills he or she wants passed. However, each house may do with the bill what they please and the end result may be nowhere near what the Presi
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