PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN POLAND AND THE UNITED STATES AND DEMOCRACY

Abstract

The aim of the study is to show the weaknesses of the democratic system on the example of the presidential elections in the United States and Poland. The electoral system (US) and direct elections (Poland) were put together. The research used an analysis of the literature on the subject and simulated the results of the elections for the president of Poland, in accordance with the election system for the president of the United States. The simulation with the use of the electoral college showed that the real results in some presidential elections do not depend on the voters' decisions, but on the adopted electoral system only. The rules for electing the president in Poland meet the conditions of democratic elections to a greater extent than in the United States.

Keywords

• democracy
• election
• president
• poland
• united states