Why does the American Government Work

Our Government is one of checks and balances. "By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community." This shows us that even though the American government is not perfect, it works because people do not want it to fail. The American government is so efficient because it is in the best interest of the people to keep our government going. It is said in Federalist 10 that there are two ways of removing mischief and they are by removing its causes or, by controlling its effects. Therefore we have separated our government into three parts; the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. This way we are able to keep each branch in check and prevent them from gaining too much control. This also allows us to sort out our public matters more efficiently. Our government works because of three main reasons and they are, having a variety of views, having three branches of government, and letting our people have power yet still be a centralized government.