150 years after Friedrich Ebert’s birth Germany is today a stable democracy. But democracy’s foundations must not be taken for granted.
Election History articles on Democracy Chronicles
Here we cover how democracy has progressed through time in our highly suggested global election history coverage. Modern systems of democracy largely arose out of the Europe through the period at the end of the Middle Ages into the Reformation, the Age of Enlightenment, and the American and French Revolutions. However in reality, democratic decision making is an even more ancient invention and in many ways a fixture of nature . Also check out our section on World Democracy.
Germany Remembers Dawn Of Democracy In Reichstag
The Reichstag was conceived as a kind of fig leaf for popular participation but never really was from the start due to self-confident lawmakers.
Doing to the Senate What Brits Did to the House of Lords
Senate must change after two centuries as an anti-Democratic power, or it will one day discover it has devolved into a ceremonial body.
A Failed Workers’ Democracy: Paris Commune’s 150th Anniversary
This month marks the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune, where workers briefly took power and formed the first workers’ government.
Copy Of Voting Rights Act Signed By Lyndon Johnson Auctioned
Boston-based auction firm says an official printing of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1965 Voting Rights Act sold for $85,332.
List of American Politicians Who Were Actors Or Musicians
Politicians do not always come from expected places. Several leaders in the United States have come from the music and film industries.
Celebrating Women’s History Month at the Susan B. Anthony Museum
Susan B. Anthony was born, raised, and died in Rochester. Her home and office have now been transformed into a national museum.
The Unconstitutional Electoral Count Act of 1887, and Other Fun Facts
New report discusses legislative procedure for counting electoral votes in light of the controversy after the 2020 presidential election.
Massive Investment In Social Studies And Civics Education Proposed
A detailed plan reimagining civic education shows a way toward a healthy American democracy at a time of deep polarization.
Rapper Common To Produce Biopic On Voting Activist Fannie Lou Hamer
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, who is known by his stage name Common is set to produce a biopic on civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.