A nation where there is a constitutional democracy included in its government is Japan. While it is not Japans main form of government, there are people who are in the Constitutional Democratic Party. The leader of this party, Yukio Edano and the deputy leader Akira Nagatsuma are the two main representatives for this party. This is mainly a center left party, and it formed from a center left split from a former opposition Democratic Party (Darlington). The Constitutional Democratic party supports renewable energy and wants it to substitute the use of nuclear energy in Japan. They also support the advancement of LGBT rights, and support “building a society that supports each other and makes full use of individuality and creativity” (Wikipedia). Another one of the major things that the party supports is the reduction in the disparity between the rich and the poor. Even though the party supports so many things that would benefit the people of Japan, they won only fifty-five out of the four hundred and sixty-five seats that were available.

     As for a nation/society that has a Constitutional Democracy in a fictional world, Star Wars includes that type of government throughout the series. Ilya Somin wrote the article “What Star Wars Can Teach Us About Constitutional Democracy”. This is describing how different types of government are portrayed in the movie franchise Star Wars. In the series, one point is made that is pretty troubling; there is a significant amount of voter ignorance. In today’s world in the United States of America, there is a huge problem with the voters not showing up to do their citizen duty. In one of the settings of the Star Wars movies, Palpatine ends up being a success due to the public’s obliviousness as to what is going on around them. This article makes sure to write that when the Empire is defeated it is not defeated by the democratic popular movement, but the rebels. 

Works Cited

“Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan”. Wikipedia, 02 April 2018, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Democratic_Party_of_Japan. Accessed 03 April 2018. 

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Darlington, Roger. “A Short Guide to the Japanese Political System”. Roger Darlington, 14 Nov 2017, http://www.rogerdarlington.me.uk/Japanesepoliticalsystem.html. Accessed 03 April 2018.

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Somin, Ilya. “What Star Wars Can Teach Us About Constitutional Democracy”. Intellectual Takeout, http://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/what-star-wars-can-teach-us-about-constitutional-democracy. Accessed 03 April 2018.