on many issues, the supreme court is composed of nine unelected men and women. the american senate is the most unrepresentative upper house in the democratic universe, with the exception of britain's house of lords, which is utterly powerless. california's 38 million people have the same representation in the senate, as do wyoming's 576,000. state and local governments battle federal power. private businesses and other nongovernmental groups are part of this mix. there are aspects of this system that many americans don't like. i think the senate in general is a broken institution, from its representation to its silly rules about filibusters. but the system of checks and balances has in general worked well. the form of government that came out of the french revolution by contrast, is one of absolute sovereignty. centralizing all powers at the top. since that revolution, france
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