Topic content:
In January 2013, Obama took the oath of re-election and delivered a speech, tracing the American democratic tradition and spirit, saying that he supported all countries pursuing western democracy from Asia, Africa and Latin America, and would act on behalf of the people there. But in fact, Western democracy represented by the United States itself contains a series of contradictions, such as:
① Contradiction between formal equality in politics and law and de facto inequality in social economy
② Contradiction between local interests and central interests under federalism
③ The contradiction between the theory that the state represents the interests of the whole society and the fact that the state protects the special interests of capital
④ The contradiction between the diversity of democratic subjects and the unity of democratic expression mechanism
A.①②
B.②③
C.①③
D.②④
Best answer:
C
Answer analysis:
The political system of the United States is based on the economic basis of private ownership of the means of production, which determines that its political laws are to safeguard the interests of the bourgeoisie. It is impossible for the American politics to act on behalf of the people. It is just a tool for the benefit of the bourgeoisie, ① ③ correct;
② The federal government and the state government fundamentally maintain the same class interests, so the choice is inconsistent with the title; The democratic subject of the United States is the bourgeoisie, not the democracy of the majority, so ④ the diversity of democratic subjects is incorrectly expressed. Select C.
Test core:
The meaning of the separation of powers system:
The legislative power, executive power and judicial power of the country are independently exercised by the parliament, the government and the court, while at the same time, they restrict each other to maintain the balance of power. The system of organizing state organs and exercising state power according to the principle of separation of powers and checks and balances of powers is called the "separation of powers".