Map of the United States. The northwestern corner displays an American flag. The lower half of the map displays the U.S. Constitution showing the words, "We the People." John P. Pelissero is director ...

This ideal of representative democracy is a system where elected officials are accountable to and reflect the interests of ...

When the Founders created the United States of America, they wanted to form a representative democracy to protect the new nation from becoming an autocracy or theocracy. In the beginning, only white ...

When asked on CNN in early September whether he would still push his radical-left agenda if elected mayor with only about one-third of the vote—since the race is expected to split among him, ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) conducts a ceremonial swearing-in of House members on Friday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Column by Philip Bump Exit polling suggests that about a ...

Join the conversation with Jerry Rogers, who discussed childhood vaccines and other pediatric health concerns with Dr. Monique Soileau-Burke,… ...

It is hard enough to promote or save democracy when the public is relatively united in its desire to do so. The experience of the “color revolutions” in former Soviet Republics offers powerful ...

Democracy is in crisis. Many people are losing confidence in political parties and parliaments and their ability to solve pressing social problems in the long term. Recent studies by the University of ...