Why have there been no major internal power struggles between the U.S. government and the military like in Pakistan or Thailand?

It seems to me that a democratic form of government, can be easily overturned from outside when it's citizens stop participating in the democratic process, because they are too distracted or become complacent by way of stupidity or denial when they ignore things like Citizens United, which allow ...

Is it possible for congress to delegate voting on specific policies to a nationwide popular vote at the federal level? If so, how would this be accomplished?

Bill Shuster inherited PA's 9th congressional district from his father in 2002. In most election cycles, he runs unopposed as the district is mostly Republican (thanks gerrymandering). This primary season he won the Republican nomination over Art Halvorson by only 1009 votes. Halvorson, howev...

It has been suggested by Barak Obama, political pundits, and recent questions and comments on this stack, that the Citizens United decision made it possible for Foreign nationals to donate to political campaigns. Is it possible for Foreign Nationals to contribute to electoral campaigns, with mon...

When former President of the United States Gerald Ford died in 2007, George McGovern, who was the Democratic nominee in the 1972 election, gave an interview to Larry King where he said this: MCGOVERN: I have to tell you something I've never said before publicly. I voted for him in 1976. ...

There's no denying, these recent historic floods we've been having in past couple of years has only shown how our aging infrastructure needs to be fixed. No proper drainage systems, our roads are crumbling and falling apart, our bridges are 50+ years old making them dangerous etc...Has any of the...