CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS August 25, 2013 14:03:00
Have the same representation in the senate as do by only's 576,000. state and local governments battle federal power. private businesses and other nongovernmental groups are also part of this mix. now, there are aspects of this system that many americans don't like. i think the senate in general is a broken institution from its representation to its absurd rules about filibusters. but the system of checks and balances as the famous phrase goes has in general worked well. the form of government that came out of the french revolution, by contrast, is one of absolute sovereignty. centralizing all...