Is America a democracy or a republic? Yes, it is : NPR
WEBSep 10, 2022 · Election denialism has become not only a thing but a movement. And if critics call this an attack on democracy, some election deniers respond by saying the U.S. is not a democracy, it is a...
Understanding democratic decline in the United States - Brookings
WEBOct 17, 2023 · The United States is experiencing two major forms of democratic erosion in its governing institutions: election manipulation and executive overreach. Since 2010, state legislatures have...
How Democratic Is American Democracy? - NPR
WEBJul 5, 2021 · By 2040, 70% of Americans could be represented by just 30 Senators. And twice in the last two decades, a Republican president has lost the popular vote but won the White House. America's ...
The Real Birth of American Democracy | Smithsonian
WEBSep 20, 2011 · The dawn of American democracy didn’t come in 1776, with the Declaration of Independence. It didn’t come in 1788, when the Constitution was ratified by the states, or in 1789, when George...
‘Harvard Thinking’: Our democracy problem
WEBFeb 28, 2024 · Three scholars on how a ‘big, heterogeneous, diverse country’ can avoid coming apart. As the 2024 presidential election kicks into gear, U.S. democracy is again facing scrutiny. Probably for good reason.
‘A Crisis Coming’: The Twin Threats to American Democracy
WEBSep 17, 2022 · American democracy is facing two distinct threats, which together represent the most serious challenge to the country’s governing ideals in decades.
What must the US do to sustain its democracy? - MIT News
WEBJan 20, 2021 · Before the United States can sustain the health of its democracy, it first has to achieve it. Where democratic norms are fragile, they must be preserved. But institutions that have for centuries excluded Americans rather than represented them must be …
From Crisis to Reform: A Call to Strengthen America’s Battered Democracy
WEBAddressing racial injustice, money in politics, and partisan polarization is crucial to restoring public faith in US democracy, fortifying it against emerging threats, and enabling it to serve as an attractive model and a source of effective leadership for the world.
Where Does American Democracy Go From Here? - The New York Times
WEBMar 17, 2022 · Noting that the United States had slid down its ranking of countries by political rights and civil liberties — it is now 59th on Freedom House’s list, slightly below Argentina and Mongolia — the...
Politics of the United States - Wikipedia
WEB[41] [42] According to the V-Dem Democracy indices the United States were 2023 the 27th most electoral democratic country and 3rd most participatory democracy in the world. [43] In foreign affairs, the United States generally pursued a noninterventionist policy of "avoiding foreign entanglements" before World War II.