What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...

Five young people spearheading efforts around the world to bolster and restore democratic principles share what they have ...

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In 2025, state legislators have introduced 148 bills designed to curb direct democracy. At the same time that Congress and the Supreme Court are abdicating their powers to the president, voters’ ...

The Missouri House on Tuesday approved a Republican plan to overhaul the state’s most visible form of direct democracy by making it harder for voters to amend the Missouri Constitution. The initiative ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House on Monday gave initial approval on a Republican plan to gerrymander the state’s congressional districts, marking the first major vote on a map that would ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ahead of the historic election that legalized abortion in Missouri, Steve Werner knocked on a thousand doors in the Kansas City area. Traveling house to house, he urged his ...

America is supposed to be a democracy, and people worry about whether elections are genuine or rigged. Should voting by mail be allowed? Should voters be required to show ID? In the current political ...

In this challenge, we dive into forms of government around the world. From ancient political systems to current ones, let’s see how many you can guess… Can you really tell the difference between a ...

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Members of Protect AR Rights listen to speakers discuss a proposed constitutional amendment to remove legislative hurdles to direct democracy. Credit: Matt Campbell Arkansas’s attorney general on ...