Online you may see arguments that the United States isn't a democracy. Are these claims valid? Democracy is a principle that speaks to the spirit of America. As Abraham Lincoln famously said, “We are ...

Our modern democracy has always been under attack, and no one ever knew. Democracy has been around since the time of the Ancient Greeks. Since then, the system of democracy has undoubtedly evolved ...

A majority of Americans worry this year’s general election will be tainted by fraud, according to a recent NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released earlier this month—an ominous indication of the state of ...

A constitutional republic is a form of democracy. Last Saturday's "No Kings" protest spurred conversations, counter-protesting and misunderstandings. A video the Gazette posted of peaceful protestors ...

The United States of America is a federal republic: a federation of states governed by written constitutions,” wrote Russell Kirk. The Constitution created a republican form of government. A ...

Officially, our form of government in the U.S. is a representative democracy. This means citizens vote for their government officials. But Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is of a different opinion. “Of ...

About half of American adults believe democracy is functioning “very” or “moderately” poorly in the United States, while only about one-quarter think it's doing “very” or “moderately” well, according ...

Only about half of young Americans in a poll released Wednesday say democracy is the greatest form of government. A poll from The Economist/YouGov shows that among U.S. adults surveyed, support for ...

As the Senate prepares to consider voting rights legislation and a special House committee opens its hearings on the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, friends of U.S. democracy should be ...

Meet the man who has been advocating to replace American democracy with an all-powerful monarchy — and who has the ear of some of the most important people in Washington and Silicon Valley. Curtis ...

A third of Turkish adults are satisfied with the way democracy is working in their country, while the other two-thirds express dissatisfaction. More than a third (37%) say they are not satisfied at ...