5. Give examples in U.S. politics and society where these...

5. Give examples in U.S. politics and society where these principles are violated. In other words, show how the United States is not very democratic. In addition, explain how some democratic practices such as majority rule can lead to majority tyranny.

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00:02 So here are some examples of how democratic principles are violated in the us politics and society.

00:09 First is electoral college.

00:12 The electoral college is a system in which the president of the us is not elected by a popular vote but by a vote of electors chosen by each state.

00:29 This system can lead to a situation where a candidate who wins the popular vote does not win the election.

00:35 As was the case in 2016 when donald trump won the election despite losing the popular vote to hillary clinton.

00:45 Then is gerrymandering.

00:49 Next is gerrymandering.

00:55 So it is the practice of drawing electoral districts in a way that gives one party an unfair advantage.

01:03 So this can happen by drawing districts that are packed with voters from the opposing party or by cracking them up into a similar district so that they have a less political power.

01:14 Then is the voter suppression.

01:21 The voter suppression is any effort to make it more difficult for people to vote.

01:26 So this can happen through things like voter id laws, cuts to early voting and closing polling places in minority neighborhoods.

01:34 Next is the influence of money in politics.

01:45 So voter suppression is any effort to make it more difficult for people to vote.

01:51 So this can happen through things like the united states has a system of campaign finance that allow wealthy individuals and corporations to donate unlimited amount of money to political campaigns.

02:04 So this gives these wealthy interests disproportionate amount of influence over the political process.

02:12 So there are just few examples of how democratic principles are violated in the us...

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5. Give examples in U.S. politics and society where these principles are violated. In other words, show how the United States is not very democratic. In addition, explain how some democratic practices such as majority rule can lead to majority tyranny.

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