Re:How old are democracies across the world?
by pclmulqdq on Thursday February 24, 2022 @11:24AM
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That could be related to the direct election of senators rather than their appointment by states. The change happened around that time. Of course, Canada still has an appointed senate, so I'm not sure what the distinction is.
Re:How old are democracies across the world?
by lapetitejort on Thursday February 24, 2022 @11:27AM
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The 17th amendment (Senators elected by the people) was ratified in 1913 and the last senators to be elected by the people took place in 1918.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeenth_Amendment_to_the_U...
Re:How old are democracies across the world?
by TravelPiglet on Thursday February 24, 2022 @12:29PM
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Guessing the US crossed a threshold with with women’s right to vote.
Sliding back the US and Canada flipped from electoral autocracy to electoral democracy in 1921.
> In electoral autocracies, on the other hand, the chief executive is dependent on a legislature that is itself elected in de-jure multiparty elections (in parliamentary systems), directly elected alongside a separately elected legislature (in presidential systems), or a combination of both (in semi-presidential systems)
I'm not sure what happened in 1921 to flip the U.S.. I think 1920 was the first election that allowed women to vote? But as you say, why that isn't counted against Switzerland I'm not sure.