Donald Trump, with his blatant contempt for the rule of law and the Constitution, has become a serious threat to our democracy. But it is important to understand that it is the many structural flaws in our democracy that have allowed Trump and the far-right to seize control of our government in the first place and to enact policies opposed by most Americans. They have taken advantage of the fact that many of our key political institutions (the Electoral College, the Senate, our voting system, the Supreme Court, and the Constitution itself) are designed to allow a political minority to rule over the majority. This web project will explain how these institutional defects undermine our democracy, and also reveal how other advanced nations have avoided these political pitfalls and enjoy a healthier form of democracy. Read the Introduction