The U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress and plays a vital role, along with the Senate, in the process of moving proposed legislation to law. The bicameral relationship between ...

Most people would accept without scrutiny that secrecy poses a threat to modern democracies. In fact, the masthead of the Washington Post declares that “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” However, for ...

The Dēmos Power Agenda: A Framework for Building People Power offers a roadmap for our shared future. A Representative and Accountable Government is the final pillar of the Power Agenda, reflecting ...

Term limits have an obvious appeal. They promise to remove career politicians and prevent elected office from becoming a permanent profession. Many Americans, frustrated with Washington, ...

So begins Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution. Over the years, that sentence has not received much scrutiny, nor inspired fractious public debate, as have, for example, the Constitution’s ...

Representative government is a fascinating concept to me. While this form has plenty of drawbacks, it has so many benefits over traditional aristocracies and military power structures. “Democracy is ...