中文摘要:美国总统选举是美国政治最重要的重要组成部分,它影响并维持着美国的民主政治。但是,自冷战之后,美国一直占据着世界霸主的地位,控制着世界经济的发展,不断向世界推崇它的民主政治制度。然而,其民主制度的 “民主性”却有待探究,正如陈媛所说,“美国总统选举制度在运转中也出现了一些非民主现象,遭到人民的非议, 深深影响了美国的民主政治。”不过,美国的非民主并没有影响到美国的民主根基。本文主要是介绍美国的总统选举以及其民主政治,并阐述了两者之间的关系,揭示了美国民主政治的一些非民主现象,如选举权掌握在少数人手中,以及选举中的不平等。但是美国却并不承认其民主政治中的非民主因素,且极力向其他国家推崇其民主政治。然而,稍加深入的研究,不难发现美国的民主政治也在不断的深入,选民的权力也在不断的得到保障,美国的总统选举制度在一定程度上体现了美国的民主性,同时也揭示了美国政治中的非民主性。
关键词:总统选举;民主政治;非民主因素
TABLE OF CONTENTS
中文摘要
ABSTRACT
Chapter One Introduction-1
Chapter Two The American Democratic System-3
2.1 The general formation of American democratic system-3
2.2 The main characteristics of American democratic system-4
2.2.1 Tripartite political system and the balance of power-4
2.2.2 Legal human rights and their inherent inequality-5
2.2.3 Two parties campaign and money politics-5
2.3The influencing factors of American democratic system-6
2.3.1 Interest groups-6
2.3.2 Mass media-6
2.4 The existing problems of American democratic system-7
Chapter Three The American Presidential Election System-9
3.1 The formation and content of American presidential election system-9
3.1.1 The formation of American presidential election system-9
3.1.2 The content of American presidential election system-10
3.2 The advantages and disadvantages of American presidential election system-11
3.2.1 The advantages of American presidential election system-11
3.2.2 The disadvantages of American presidential election system-11
3.3 Evaluation of American presidential election system-12
Chapter Four American Democratic System as Reflected in Its Presidential Election-13
4.1 The democracy of American presidential election-13
4.2 Non-democracy of American presidential election-14
4.2.1 The negativity of election-14
4.2.2 Lack of representativeness in election-14
4.3 The negative effects of non-democracy-15
Chapter Five Conclusion-16
REFERENCES-18
AKNOWLEDGEMENTS-19