From https://metaculus.com//questions/15609/us-dictatorship-by-2100/ "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Thus [begins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence) the Preamble of the United States Declaration of Independence. Two and a half centuries after its founding, the United States has become the world's [largest economic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_economy) and [military](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Americana) power. Events in the United States have a ripple effect across the globe. Therefore it has become a [popular speculative fiction trope](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OppressiveStatesOfAmerica) to imagine what the United States would be like under a dictatorship. There are also growing fears amongst [some](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_backsliding_in_the_United_States) that the United States is heading down this path. A dictatorship is defined by [Encyclopedia Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/topic/dictatorship) as "form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations." ***Will the United States become a dictatorship by 2100?*** This question will resolve as **Yes** if at any point prior to January 1, 2100 the United States, two of the following six criteria are met: 1. The Constitution is suspended or abolished for more than 365 days. 2. The United States Congress or the Supreme Court is suspended or abolished for more than 365 days. 3. Term limits for the President are suspended or abolished for any length of time. 4. The President of the United States gains the ability to pass laws without the consent of Congress. 5. Freedom House's ["Freedom in the World report"](https://freedomhouse.org/countries/freedom-world/scores) or the Economist Intelligence Unit's ["Democracy Index"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index) categorize the United States as "Not Free" or an "Authoritarian Regime" respectively. 6. The United States becomes a [one-party state](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-party_state) according to Wikipedia. [fine-print] If the United States splits into multiple countries, this question will remain open so long as a country that came out of the former United States continues to have 75% of the population of the former United States. [/fine-print]