I have just been in the USA for two years, therefore I am not qualified enough to understand or comment on the political system of America. Yet, I would like to mention a few things that I have so far noticed about the political set up of this country. America is with out any doubt one of the best democratic systems in the world.In fact, the true sense of democracy was introduced by President Abraham Lincoln when he defined democracy as, "of the people, by the people, for the people". However, there are certain aspects of American political system which raise some questions in the mind of an immigrant like me. In order to be politically active, one has to be associated with one of the two major parties. I do not see any problem with being associated with any of the political groups, but apparently, a person belonging to a particular group is required to agree with every thing that the party says, has to support every thing that the party does. If one chooses to go against the position of the party, that is considered to be disloyalty. This is not the case all the time, but at times this kind of approach restricts one's thinking ability.
However the good part of living in America is, you might be perceived to be disloyal if you disagree with the party, but no one can punish you for that.
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