The United States endorsement of slavery casts a dark shadow over its further demands for freedom. In fact it comes as no surprise that issues regarding this are the first to be assessed by Dahl. Article I section 9 forbade Congress to abolish such an inhuman practice. While Article IV section 2, as the author contends, adds "insult to in

The most widely discussed point of undemocratic features of the Constitution in the article, is the composition of the Senate. Besides the divisive way in which it was established, the very practice disagrees with what has come to be deemed as democratic. One of the basic tenants that accredit a nation a democracy is political equality, and this system that actually gives greater weight to votes in small states, defies that very suggestion.

The Supreme Court and its policies are regarded as the final authority on any major legal issues in this Country. Its decisions actively affect according to Dahl"... the lives and welfare of millions of Americans (88)". The author briefly mentions the School segregation question, and other inequalities that were remedied by this system of justice. Yet he also included several controversial cases such as Dred Scott v. Sanford, and more modernly Bush v. Gore, whose outcome relied completely on

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