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Multiple indices measure “worst” human‑rights records for different purposes; for worker rights the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) lists Bangladesh, Belarus, Ecuador, Egypt, Eswatini, ...
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 ...
Liberal democracy combines free, competitive elections with constitutional limits on government and protected civil liberties: expert datasets and encyclopedias list features such as free and fair ele...
A clear, evidence-based answer: , but multiple reputable polls and academic studies show a meaningful subset of Republican voters and party-aligned actors express support for weakening checks on execu...
China’s top leaders are chosen through a party-controlled, multi-layered “selection and election” process that emphasizes internal nomination, vetting, personnel rotation and elite consensus rather th...
Measured by leading comparative indices and academic studies, the United States shows a clear and recent trajectory of democratic backsliding—sharp declines on multiple indicators since 2016 that, by ...
Historians and scholars distinguish authoritarian drift from imminent democratic collapse by tracking a combination of behavioral, institutional, and structural indicators—ranging from elite rejection...
Several types of organizations publish global “watchlists”: civil-society monitors like CIVICUS’s Monitor Watchlist that rate civic space and recently added the U.S. to its March 2025 list ; internati...
CIVICUS downgraded the U.S. civic‑space rating and warned of a “rapid authoritarian shift,” citing weakened rule of law, pressure on press freedoms and constraints on civil society after President Tru...
The United States has been consistently classified as a “flawed democracy” by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in recent years, slipping in rank from the mid‑20s to the high‑20s as of the EIU’s m...
Liberal democracies today face an intertwined trio of dangers: deepening political polarization, a global populist surge that corrodes liberal checks, and pervasive misinformation amplified by digital...
Watchdog and ethics groups base presidential corruption rankings mainly on expert perceptions, prosecution and enforcement records, bribery and diversion of public funds, and institutional safeguards ...
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...
Since 2016, many expert observers and institutions report measurable deterioration in U.S. democratic indicators—scholarly indices, legal challenges around elections, and rising warnings about institu...
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...