text: what are some flaws in american democracy? i am curious about this. i am constantly fed pro-democratic stuff at school but i know that there must be flaws in this country's sytem. why else would billions of people around the world not accept american democracy? america has flaws in the democratic system, in school you're never taught what they are.  some flaws have been resolved now, such as inequality being written into the constitution itself with the 3/5 compromise.  now african americans have full rights, but before it was different.  that's an example of a past flaw, but now, we have problems with corruption, just like any other government.  most flaws lie in the setup of the voting.  technically the people do not select the president, that is done through the electoral college, which was created because the formers of the constitution believed that the people of the united states were too stupid to elect the president themselves.   another flaw with the voting is the fact that congress passes laws affecting people who are not represented.  such laws include driving and abortion laws.   with the party system we currently have it makes it almost impossible for someone outside of the a 3rd party to be on a ballot, let alone win an election.