Is the US a democracy or a republic? That’s a misleading question, writes a historian of early America. The values of ...

The legitimacy of law,” he wrote in his 1992 book, Between Facts and Norms, “ultimately depends on a communicative ...

Half of Americans don’t vote, and the reasons aren’t what you think. Here is research on turnout, barriers, and democratic ...

EIU grades 167 countries out of ten according to the state of their democracy, and sorts them into four camps: full and flawed democracies, and hybrid and authoritarian regimes. By that measure, ...

The health of America’s democracy declined in 2025, according to new evaluations from organizations that have long tracked how well democracies around the world are working. Source: Pew Research ...

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Around the world, democracy as a system of government is backsliding. After more than 50 years of liberal democracy in ascendancy, democratic progress plateaued around the turn of the century and is ...

The ideals of democracy are at the core of our shared values and national identity. This resource examines our democratic values as a step in understanding our politics, government and country today.

Since 1906, Montana has been able to make laws two ways — through our elected representatives and through direct democracy (or the peoples’ vote — ballot issues). Initially, ballot issues were ...