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The United States is formally a constitutional republic with regular competitive elections, but experts and institutions increasingly classify its democratic quality as weakened or “flawed,” and some ...
Donald Trump is not universally a dictator by the textbook definition — he remains a democratically elected president with functioning opposition and independent courts — but multiple recent assessmen...
No country government in the provided reporting has an official, formal declaration calling Donald Trump a “dictator”; however, numerous scholars, surveys of scholars, pundits, and international comme...
Experts and institutions disagree on whether the United States currently "remains a democracy." Some prominent indices and scholars report the U.S. has moved from “full democracy” toward “flawed,” “mi...
The 34 felony counts referenced in recent reporting—most prominently the conviction of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony counts in New York—match or exceed the numerical scale of several high...
Scholars and political scientists are sharply divided but broadly alert: many warn the United States has experienced measurable democratic erosion since 2016 and is at risk of "competitive authoritari...
International organizations and democracy trackers evaluate the United States using structured, multi-dimensional indicators focused on elections, civil liberties, rule of law, checks and balances, me...