Although the pile of democratic nations has been growing, when the ability of U.S. voters to influence their government is considered, the U.S. voter is close to the bottom of that pile!The Political Power of the U.S. CitizenHelpful
and therefore rarely mentioned political facts of life for the U.S.
voter and any non U.S. citizens who would like some additional
understanding of the nature of U.S. society.
Former political powersA history of popular sovereignty in the U.S. would show an ever increasing franchise, along with a continued erosion of the power of that franchise To put it another way, the voter has far less political power today than they would have had in say 1830.
Attempts at Party PlatformsI would suggest that you readCan You Define What a Political Party is? prior to reading either of the two following articles.
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