Is the United States a democracy?
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resolved Jan 1
Yes
No

The U.S.'s system of government is usually described as a democratic republic, but it also has many undemocratic features that some have argued preclude it from being a democracy. Is it really democratic?

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US is better described as a Plutocracy or Gerontocracy

At the federal level, I would consider it a flawed liberal democracy teetering on the edge of illiberal democracy. State-by-state, it varies from liberal democracy to strongly illiberal democracy.

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