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Strong political institutions can uphold democracy, even if people can't agree on politics

  • Written by Joseph Daniel Ura, Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University
Strong political institutions can uphold democracy, even if people can't agree on politicsPro-Trump rioters trying to enter Capitol building. A recent poll showed that up to one-fifth of Americans supported the assault on the Capitol.Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Americans’ trust in the federal government has declined steadily in the last half-century, polls show.

The 2020 presidential election did little to...

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