Do Americans still believe in democracy?

What’s up with democracy in America? Sometimes it seems that American politics grows more polarized and uncivil every month. Has American political culture taken an anti-democratic turn? …

How do you measure democracy? Every two years, the AmericasBarometer project monitors whether citizens in North and South America believe their political systems are fundamentally legitimate — an attitude political scientists call “system support” — and their levels of political tolerance. CONT.

Amy Erica Smith (Iowa State), The Monkey Cage

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