what form of government do we have in the usa?
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 In the American federalist system , citizens are usually subject to three levels of government : federal , state , and local . The local government 's duties are commonly split between county and municipal governments . In almost all cases , executive and legislative officials are elected by a plurality vote of citizens by district . There is no proportional representation at the federal level , and it is rare at lower levels . 

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 Each form of government has its own merits and failings : 

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 The United States government should be independent of any international organization of governments and American law should not be imposed by organizations such as the United Nations . 

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 The United States is the world 's oldest surviving federation . It is a constitutional republic and representative democracy , " in which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law " . The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances defined by the U.S. Constitution , which serves as the country 's supreme legal document . For 2014 , the U.S. ranked 19th on the Democracy Index and 17th on the Corruption Perceptions Index . 

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 Americans have four basic ways of solving problems that are too big for individuals to handle by themselves . One is through the federal government . A second is through state governments and the local governments that the states create . The third is through the private sector – the economic sector that includes business , agriculture , and labor . The fourth method is the independent sector – the voluntary , cooperative action of free individuals and independent association . Voluntary action is the most powerful of these , because it is uniquely capable of stirring the people themselves and involving their enthusiastic energies , because it is their own – voluntary action is the people 's action . ... As Woodrow Wilson said , " The most powerful force on earth is the spontaneous cooperation of a free people . " Individualism makes cooperation worthwhile – but cooperation makes freedom possible . 
