Constitution: Why its Creation is Undemocratic According to Levinson

Problems of Democracy
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Creating a tricameral system that presents three houses with preposterous overrepresentation of powers demonstrates one of the most undemocratic elements of the American Constitution in the modern world. According to Levinson (2007), it remains perplexing that the constitution could bestow so much power to overturn decisions reached through thorough consultations, debates, agreements, and compromises by many people. In this context, the vetoing power of the president emerges as the leading absurd component of the American Constitution.
The constitution creates a system where America has three legislative houses, with one of them consisting of only one ever-powerful person – the president. Levinson (2007) presented arguments in his article to reveal that the American presidency is an institutionalized position that enjoyed unprecedented powers over the will of the legislators elected by the citizens to formulate legislation for the nation. In this case, the author criticizes the undemocratic nature of the constitution bec...