According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, democracy is a form of government by the people; in particular: majority rule (Webster). This is what the United States stands for, and this is based on the United States Constitution from which the United States derives all legal powers. In Robert Dahl's book How Democratic is the American Constitution? He challenges this idea by trying to appeal to his readers so they can see the United States Constitution in a different light. Dahl does this by pointing out the flaws in the Constitution and drawing on facts based on other democracies around the world that the United States is also compared to. He points out how many democratic ideas and innovations have occurred since the conception of the U.S. Constitution, but he has only adopted a few of them. Dahl begins his book by playing devil's advocate and proposing a series of questions that he believes are fundamental. He spends the first chapter provoking his readers to think about why the Constitution is the way it is, and if the Constitution is as great as the American people believe it to be, then how come other countries haven't followed and adopted it? Then outline the areas that each of the subsequent chapters will touch on with more thought-provoking questions. Finally Dahl points out that throughout his book he will refer to the people who played a role in the Constitution as Framers rather than as Founding Fathers due to the fact that only a portion of them were part of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Referring to the founding fathers, Dahl expresses great respect but, at the same time, analyzes their decisions. Citing that ignorance is a... center of the paper ......institution and issues with the constituency. The fact that America remains on a majoritarian system instead of moving to a popular vote system when several presidents have been elected despite being the least popular candidate is ridiculous. Furthermore, while some of the Constitution's initial flaws are understandable due to the need to rally support, such flaws are not representative of a democratic nation. Ultimately, Dahl's book should be something every American should read in order to actually read talk and seem educated on the subject. While the Constitution is great for America as a whole, there are reasons why amendments can and should be made in order to make America more democratic. If Americans want to continue to maintain that American democracy is real, then they need to take a leaf out of Dahl's book and rethink how things are run.