The U.S.  will partly meet this standard
While some of the items are bad for our political system, they do not strike me as "democratic."  What definition of democracy are we assuming here? Liberal democracy? Majoritarian?
'- Elections are regular and competitive; opposition campaigns have equal access to venues and media; incumbent use of state resources for campaigns is prohibited and enforced.
'- Judges are appointed through mixed procedures with executive influence; the judiciary is partly independent; courts infrequently review or annul executive acts.
'- Elections are regular but not competitive; opposition campaigns face severe restrictions on access to venues and media; incumbent use of state resources for campaigns is pervasive and unconstrained.
Extraordinary benefit to American democracy
Extraordinary threat to American democracy
Many questions remain highly contextual. For example - transferring a US citizen to a prison overseas. If an EU country court indicted a US citizen and asked the US to deport them for prosecution, that would seem appropriate....
Make this shorter: I have a lot of demands on my time!
African politics, democratization, violent extremism
Democracy, global far-right, wellbeing policies
I don't have any forecasting suggestions. I just want to make clear that I think American democracy is in extraordinary peril, and it will be difficult to come back from many of the things that have already occurred.
The questions are too long, too detailed, require too much previous knowledge, and are primed with severe partisan (left) bias. The survey is poorly conceived, constructed, and executed. The results should be discarded.
I'm not sure if I'll get a chance to write this in a subsequent window -- it's not a forecasting question. This survey is much, much better than previous ones because it moves toward giving respondents an "anchor" for the 0-100 slider questions about US democracy. The critical improvement was to add "You’ll see short descriptions of democratic systems in hypothetical countries...." followed by the descriptions in three hypothetical countries. The survey would be improved again if the respondents were asked to do this BEFORE rather than after they are asked to place the current US political system on the 0-100 scale. The subsequent questions about how you would rate the US on this scale GIVEN that you gave the US a rating of 70 (or whatever) are also much better anchored then in past surveys. In short these answers are going to be much more interesting than the answers to the previous rounds of the surveys but giving the three-country vignettes BEFORE asking respondents to rate the US would make the survey responses even more meaningful.
Comparative and International Political Economy
Consider changing the last questions about how democratic vs. not to how "good" vs. "bad"
Questions related to corruption please, including the emolument clause, the ethics of the supreme court court. And questions related to judicial reform, e.g., mandatory retirement after 20 years service on the SC.
I have not answered the ABSURD crystal ball questions about distant future. What a waste of time!
Federal Budgeting and Financial Management
Some questions about Hatch Act issues or Schedule F may be helpful indicators of the breakdown of the administrative state. Conditioning disaster aid on political loyalty may be another helpful question.
Possibility of Trump canceling mid-term elections after declaring insurrection.
Corruption, governance, development, public opinion
chances of: renewal/update of VRA, supreme court reform, congress reestablishing Humphreys Executor - basically, what are the odds that in the future there will be successful efforts to undo some of the potential damage
Political Behavior, Racial Attitudes, Support for Democracy
Race and Politics/American Political Economy
some of the questions posed were not designed well.  thank you for approaching me to participate in this.
Political Behavior and Political Psychology
I'd be curious how people view the likelihood of Dems taking back the US House in 2026, either alone or in conjunction with the US Senate (and potential control of legislatures as well) --> do we see bifurcated attitudes based on perceived likelihood? Just speaking personally, I'm reasonably optimistic about Dems' 2026 chances (though obviously SCOTUS / VRA / map changes can imperil that). But if, for various reasons, the Trump Regime was able to kneecap the 2026 US Midterms and Dems did not take back control due to redistricting / electoral chicanery, that's sort of ballgame for US democracy. The MAGA Regime will have rigged everything enough that there is no real meaningful federal democracy anymore. I live in a safe Blue State (MA) and at that point I'd be open to West Coast Secession (CA-OR-WA) and an independent New England + Northeast.
Maybe a question asking faculty (or other types of instructors) if they have substantially changed their teaching content in the last 2, 4, 8, 10 years?  A question about how faculty are acting and not just their opinions.
Question idea: POTUS runs for third term in violation of 22nd amendment
I think questions that ask respondents to state whether a country (as the US) is or is not a democracy would be useful. I do not know what differences on a 100 point scale really mean.
military action without Congressional approval
Political behaviour, political parties, methods
Parties and Elections / Campaign Finance
campaigns and elections, political parties
democratic erosion & autocratic consolidation
Federal government leads a purge of state voting rolls.
Environmental political theory & contemporary political theory
misinformation correction, public opinion, propaganda, and political polarization
Comparison to perspectives of “democraticness” in the past (in addition to present and future)
Political Philosophy and Indigenous Politics
This survey is pretty badly slanted to ask questions only about Trump's challenges to US democracy?  How about something on pervasive deception in relation to the President's fitness for the position?  I voted for Biden and deeply dislike Trump, but this survey is straightforward and boring pro-Democratic hackery.  Please try to do a more serious job.
Maybe a few more "grey area" questions, but keep up the good work.
Early modern political thought and republicanism
CP/IR- Diaspora politics and authoritarianism
I'm really curious about the nomenclature my colleagues are using to describe American democracy right now. Do most people think we've become a "competitive authoritarian" state? Or are we just a "flawed democracy"?
You’ll see short descriptions of democratic systems in hypothetical countries. Using the same 0–100 scale you use for the United States, please rate how well each country meets the standards of democracy overall, where 0 is least democratic and 100 is most democratic.
Using the same 0–100 scale you use for the United States, please rate how well each country meets the standards of democracy overall, where 0 is least democratic and 100 is most democratic.
You’ll see short descriptions of democratic systems in hypothetical countries. Using the same 0–100 scale you use for the United States, please rate how well this country meets the standards of democracy overall, where 0 means ‘not a democracy’ and 100 means ‘a fully functioning democracy.'
Using the same 0–100 scale you use for the United States, please rate how well this country meets the standards of democracy overall, where 0 means ‘not a democracy’ and 100 means ‘a fully functioning democracy.’
uses of military force without congressional approval, e.g. boat strikes and/or Maduro capture
Context for invoking the Insurrection Act
U.S. Latin American Relations and Latin American social movements
purging voting rolls, national guard around polls, executive orders concerning election rules, states redistricting to eliminate minority officeholders if Section 2 of VRA overturned in Callais, Supreme Court decision that allows president to dissolve independent agencies entirely
Allow "don't know" or confidence ratings. The "wisdom of the crowd" is based on a self-selected crowd after all.
Some of the resolution criteria are unclear. I'm not sure if the 2025 reconciliation bill met the CBO question, for example. Republicans got a CBO score, but changed how revenue and costs are calculated significantly using accounting that makes little sense and may violate procedures.
Early modern thought; problems of liberal democracy
The question about transferring of a US citizen to a prison abroad does not make a distinction for people convicted of crimes and subject to extradition.
When you ask about SCOTUS invalidating ballots received after Election Day, the date relative to Election Day matters for how I assess its impact on democracy. So, I think maybe worth specifying it to reduce measurement error.
Your survey indicates you want to be able to report “Trump bad for American democracy”. The far left which includes most academics is obsessed. Get over it. He is not destroying democracy. You are out of step with most of the American public. Watch Bill Maher if you want to understand how off you are.
race and ethnic politics, public opinion, political psychology
How does the recognition of Tribal Sovereignty impact the state of American democracy
It is impossible to know what will happen before 2027. There was no option to say one does not know for those questions.
Europe; legislatures and elections; political representation
International Community and Global Security
Does Democrat and media collusion a threat to a democracy? Is one-sided left-wing controlled media (e.g., CNN, MSNBC) a threat to democracy?
Questions about treatment of marginalized groups.
The wording of this question is very very biased. The Trump admin most definitely did not say "We withhold the funds because you refuse to advantage Republicans".  "The Trump administration withholds federal funds from states that do not change their House district maps to advantage Republicans". The academia and the media is already overwhelmingly biased toward the democratic party and a huge echo chamber. Do better if your intention is truly to advance democracy
Post-conflict, post-authoritarian politics in Latin America
RIF policies and dismantling of civil service job protections without court intervention
I would be interested in seeing questions related to deportations/visa denials for those engaged in protest or "anti-American" views. There is a question about whether citizens can freely protest, but a lot of the threats have targeted those without legal citizenship.
Political violence, democracy, ethnic politics
US foreign and security policy, international security
A Democrat is elected President in 2028. On January 21, 2029, her Department of Education sends out a "Dear Colleague" letter to all universities and colleges recommending that that they revert to the Obama-era procedures and standards for investigating sexual harassment and assault, including elimination of the presumption of innocence for the accused.
Maybe think about forecasts that aren't riddled with leftist bias.  Y'all are getting worse on that front.
Questions about national attacks on freedom of speech, assembly and press.
I didn't answer this question: "More than 600 people are fired, suspended, or investigated for their speech about the killing of Charlie Kirk." The reason is that it was unclear whether the GOVERNMENT was doing these things or PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS were. My answer would depend on who was punishing the speech, given that private sector entities have much constitutionally protected latitude to restrict speech of their employees.