Democracy failed African Americans because it had long excluded them from political participation.
Democracy failed African Americans because since its establishment as the form of government of the United States, this population was segregated and, despite living in the same territory, they were not considered citizens.
Democracy, despite being a form of government in which power is balanced and monitored by various branches of power, has a shortcoming called corruption because it corrupts the government and negatively impacts governance from within the institutions that affect the citizens.
In democracy, the government has limited power because it is regulated by various institutions of the other branches of public power (legislative power and judicial power).
Democracy has weaknesses such as corruption and majority rule; and strengths such as the division and balance of powers.
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