Democracy Inquiry
Compelling Question
What is democracy and how democratic is the US?
Take our survey: How Democratic is the US?
Democracy Quotes
Find your favorite from the democracy quotes below.
“Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.”
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”
“Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.”
“It’s not the voting that’s democracy; it’s the counting”
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.”
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”
What is Democracy?
Democracy Resources
Michael Mandelbaum: Democracy’s Good Name
Robert Dahl: How Democratic is the US Constitution?
Democracy Preconditions
What are necessary conditions for a democracy to flourish?
Fill out the Preconditions for Democracy form for your country
History of Democracy
Democracy Over Time
Samuel P. Huntington - The Third Wave of Democratization
Watch Democracy spread around the world in this one GIF
Democracy Today
Freedom House Democracy Data - Freedom in the World Interactive Map
Freedom in the World - 2017 Report
Here's a great NPR interview with Larry Diamond about today's rise of authoritarianism and fall of democracy
Compelling Question
What is democracy and how democratic is the US?
