The democracy we have in America today is very complex. This democracy starts out with political “parties whose main purpose is to gain control of the government by winning elections” Appelbaum and Chambliss(1997:366). “In the United States, unlike in most other democracies, there are only two political parties with any substantial influence over government policies” Appelbaum and Chambliss (1997:366). Third parties are also apparent in elections. These third parties are often successful in smaller elections, but …showed first 75 words of 1880 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1880 total…number of religious organizations. “One reason so many people belong to religious organizations is that there are an enormous number of such organizations one can belong to” Appelbaum and Chambliss (1997:491). This also presents difficulty because of the number of people belonging to multiple religious groups. Surveys also seem to be misleading because the answers given during the survey often seem to stretch the truth for example saying that you pray more than you actually do.