In a lengthy and well-developed discussion (minimum 600 words), please evaluate the state of American Democracy on each of the following facets
1) How does government comport with the constitutional ideas set forth by the founders?
2) Civil Rights and Civil Liberties were designed to provide equality and competitive opportunity to all. How do we comply with those ideals in modern day America?
3) Evaluate the performance of our governmental institutions. Where is power held? Are our checks and balances sufficient?
4) How does our party system match up to the ideal party system imposed by the responsible party model?