Source B From “The U.S. is no longer a ‘full democracy’ a ne…
Source B From “The U.S. is no longer a ‘full democracy’ a new study warns”, an article by Amanda Erickson, The Washington Post (2016). The government of the United States got a downgrade this week: We’re no longer a “full democracy”, according to the . For the first time, we were “flawed”, thanks to an “erosion of public trust in political institutions”. According to the report’s authors, a flawed democracy has free elections but “weak governance, an underdeveloped political culture and low levels of political participation”. Other countries that include Italy, Japan, France and India. Rankings are based on acountry’s electoral process, civil liberties, the functioning of government, political participation and political culture… Faith in our public institutions – including Congress, newspapers and banks – has been in decline for decades… Three-quarters believe that most elected officials put their own interests ahead of the country… , just five percent of the world’s population live in a “full democracy”; live under authoritarian regimes. 2. With explicit reference to Source B and one example you have studied, analyse the concept of a flawed democracy.