When Did the U.S. Become a Democracy?

Until fairly recently, that would have seemed like a peculiar question. But many experts on American history and political science say U.S. democracy is relatively young.

Voters complete their ballots in Olivette, Mo., during the 2022 midterm elections.Credit…Whitney Curtis for The New York Times July 5, 2023, 12:56 p.m. ET

How old were you when the United States became a democracy?Until fairly recently, that would have seemed like a peculiar question. The big story of the United States is that it’s always been a democracy — that democracy was the whole point of overthrowing British rule.That’s the story […]

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