Democratic Process in Columbia

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In this paper, the government of Columbia is analyzed and evaluated through its construction on the American model of democratic republican government. The writer discusses that although the Columbian government has two houses and a judicial branch, the power of the judicial branch far exceeds those powers given to the Senate and House.

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This governmental study will analyze how the modern republican government of Columbia operates, as well as how elections have functioned within this South American country. By realizing the how branches of government are modeled after the United States, one can realize that this country is formed heavily on democratic principles. However, the practicality of this form of government has been influenced high levels of corruption in the elections that have been enacted since the election of President Alvaro Uribe Velez. In essence, the democratic government of Columbia offers a republican form of government in the modus operandi of the United States, but has varying levels of success in the practical matters of governing in modern times.

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