If we were to be forced into a system such as a dictatorship, the people would have no say. With the current system of government, the people can elect representatives who decide for the people which is what we want, instead of a government who has complete control over everyone and everything.
Accountability is answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the expectation of account-giving.[1] As an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in the public sector, nonprofit and private (corporate) and individual contexts. In leadership roles,[2] accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, decisions, and policies including the administration, governance, and implementation within the scope of the role or employment position and encompassing the obligation to report, explain and be answerable for resulting consequences.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion . . . or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press.”
the Emancipation Proclamation officially took effect, the ideals of the Proclamation had been carefully contemplated by President Lincoln many months before.