sarah:It’s true that in survey after survey, Republicans, as you all have said, have expressed less support for democracy than Democrats, but I was hoping we could unpack a little more the debilitating effect that this has had on American democracy writ large. ...
Athens’ demokratia, which lasted until 322 B.C., is one of the earliest known examples of democracy; and althoughrecent scholarshiphas complicated the Eurocentric view that it was the first democracy, this ancient political system was extremely influential in the Mediterranean region. It inspired ...
In loose terms, a democracy is a system of government in which the people express their political will through voting, and the government derives authority from the people. However, that's only a loose interpretation. In stricter terms, a true democracy (such as the one founded in ancien...
Mentions a national survey conducted by Brown University for the `Providence Journal-Bulletin,' on the effectiveness of American democracy. Finding that a majority of people question the effectiveness of American democracy; Low marks given to the decision-making process in national government; ...
"Today interim President Juan Guaido announced start of Operacion Libertad. The U.S. Government fully supports the Venezuelan people in their quest for freedom and democracy. Democracy cannot be defeated," then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted on the same day. ...
It�s unlikely that we would use the systems we have today. The modern representative democracy was the best form of government that mid-18th-century technology could conceive of. The 21st century is a different place scientifically, technically and socially. ...
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"Thomas Hooker... reputedFather of 'American Democracy.'" Reverend Thomas Hooker'sstatue holding aBiblestands at the Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut. The base of the statue reads: "Leading his people through the wilderness,he founded Hartfordin June of 1...
Trump and Jan. 6 are at the core of Democrats' democracy pitch Like Biden, Harris maintains an advantage when it comes to who voters trust to protect American democracy. Painting Trump as anexistential threat to democracywas a key part of Biden's pitch to voters, and concerns about protect...
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