The idea of democracy is simple: rule by the people.
But functioning democracies are complex, for good reason.

Main Pages

• Constructing a Simple, Hypothetical Democracy

• Electoral Systems

• US Democracy

• US is a Representative, Constitutional, Presidential, Federal, Liberal Democracy

Threats to Democracy

• Abuse of Power

• A President Trying to Retain Power after Losing an Election

• Authoritarian Takeover

• Disinformation

• Electoral Subversion

• Gerrymandering

• Tyranny of the Majority

• Voter Suppression

• Voter Fraud, Not so Much

Protecting and Expanding US Democracy

• Proposals for Protecting and Expanding Democracy

• Democracy Advocacy Groups

Global Democracy

• Democracy Ranking Organizations