Report: U.S. democracy has "sharpest one-year drop" in 40 years

• The annual report finds "democracy is in retreat around the world" for the 12th year in a row.
• "This year, this includes the United States, which in 2017, experienced [its] sharpest one-year drop since we began doing the survey more than 40 years ago."
• "The United States has experienced a series of setbacks in the conduct of elections and criminal justice over the past decade — under leadership from both major political parties — but in 2017 its core institutions were attacked by an administration that rejects established norms of ethical conduct."
• Go deeper: Their fuller U.S. scoring

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