New polling shows that, given a slate of elements of democracy, Americans are least confident that elected leaders are reflecting their views.

All eligible voters choose them. A legitimate alternative to the word “republic” is “representative democracy.” Somehow, Republicans are afraid of that term. The recent letter that ...

Now’s the time to make the House more representative. We’ve got ideas.

Are there limits to our understanding of the representative spirit of Indian democracy? Representative democracy is a system wherein citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

There are two models of democracy. One is a direct democracy; the other is a representative democracy. In the former, ...

Russia’s exiled opposition faces a critical challenge of legitimacy, struggling to connect with the Russian people at home ...

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato on democracy, authored around 375 BC, has shaped ...

He advocated for direct democracy over representative systems, underscoring that such a model would allow citizens to vote directly on laws and policies. “The Martians will decide how they are ...