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A 2021 poll by YouGov found that 5% of Americans would consider it a good thing for the United States to have a monarchy (7% support among men and 4% support among women), with 69% answering that it would be a bad thing. In the YouGov poll, African-Americans were most likely to answer positively in favor of a monarchy at 10% support. [18]
Noam Chomsky argues that "U.S. democratic rhetoric and undemocratic substance have a long history," [104] and the United States only supports democracy "if and only if it conforms to U.S. economic and strategic objectives." [105] Such power dynamics associated with democracy discourse can be influential.
Since the 19th century, the United States government has participated and interfered, both overtly and covertly, in the replacement of many foreign governments. In the latter half of the 19th century, the U.S. government initiated actions for regime change mainly in Latin America and the southwest Pacific, including the Spanish–American and Philippine–American wars.
A few states did meet the interest payments toward the national debt owed by their citizens, but nothing greater, and no interest was paid on debts owed foreign governments. By 1786, the United States was facing default on its outstanding debts. [32] Under the Articles, the United States had little ability to defend its sovereignty.
Over the last two decades, the amount of money pouring into our presidential elections has ballooned from $2.6 billion in 2000 to $7.7 billion in 2020, adjusted for inflation — and nearly 90 ...
A long view over the arc of history shows that most democracies fail, says a former State Department advisor.
While not characterizing the United States as an "oligarchy" or "plutocracy" outright, Gilens and Page give weight to the idea of a "civil oligarchy" as used by Jeffrey A. Winters, saying, "Winters has posited a comparative theory of 'Oligarchy,' in which the wealthiest citizens—even in a 'civil oligarchy' like the United States—dominate ...
Democracy and elections Trump opposes restoring the Voting Rights Act and wants to mandate same-day voting and require voters to present ID and proof of citizenship to cast their ballots.