This reviewer-facing page defines SMART-D details for the Democracy requirement group: Metrics Requirements.
Phase Boundary: Requirements review only. Metrics scoring, report-card use, legislative mapping, issue grades, member grades, rollups, leaderboards, and action tools are disabled for this reviewer-facing page.
Red text = bad current value, bad trend, missing critical data, or unfavorable gap. Green text = favorable value or improving trend. Amber text = context-dependent, incomplete, or source-method review needed. Neutral/gray text = descriptive value that is not inherently good or bad.
| Requirement | Metric / Measurement | Top Countries / Sources | Value to the American People | Gap / Target / Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEM-MET-001: Metrics Requirements Requirement: The system shall maintain a Democracy Metrics Catalog listing every candidate and active metric, including requirement mapping, data source, calculation method, status, owner/reviewer, and public display decision. Verification: Metrics catalog CSV/JSON review. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate metric readiness, scoring-control, and grade-band approval indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Turns requirements into measurable indicators that can be reviewed before any public scoring. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-MET-002: Metrics Requirements Requirement: Democracy metrics shall be grouped into understandable public domains, such as Elections, Representation, Rule of Law, Checks and Balances, Transparency, Accountability, Civic Participation, Leadership Norms, and Government Performance. Verification: Metrics page review, catalog audit. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate metric readiness, scoring-control, and grade-band approval indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Turns requirements into measurable indicators that can be reviewed before any public scoring. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-MET-003: Metrics Requirements Requirement: Each scored metric shall document whether higher is better, lower is better, target thresholds, normalization method, weight, and grade conversion. Verification: Metric formula audit. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate metric readiness, scoring-control, and grade-band approval indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Turns requirements into measurable indicators that can be reviewed before any public scoring. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-MET-004: Metrics Requirements Requirement: Candidate metrics shall not affect public grades until source definition, review status, and scoring method are approved. Verification: Scoring pipeline test, metrics output audit. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate metric readiness, scoring-control, and grade-band approval indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Turns requirements into measurable indicators that can be reviewed before any public scoring. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-MET-005: Metrics Requirements Requirement: The Democracy dashboard shall include a data confidence score based on source coverage, evidence completeness, freshness, review status, and scoring maturity. Verification: Dashboard JSON review, confidence formula review. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate metric readiness, scoring-control, and grade-band approval indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Turns requirements into measurable indicators that can be reviewed before any public scoring. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-MET-006: Metrics Requirements Requirement: The Democracy dashboard shall show trend information when at least two valid snapshots exist. Verification: History file audit, dashboard test. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate metric readiness, scoring-control, and grade-band approval indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Turns requirements into measurable indicators that can be reviewed before any public scoring. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-MET-007: Metrics Requirements Requirement: The system shall distinguish issue-level democratic health metrics from congressional member grades so users do not confuse national conditions with individual member responsibility. Verification: Page review, labeling review. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate metric readiness, scoring-control, and grade-band approval indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Turns requirements into measurable indicators that can be reviewed before any public scoring. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-MET-008: Metrics Requirements Requirement: Metrics shall support root-cause analysis by identifying whether poor performance is caused by weak legislation, lack of oversight, poor implementation, weak enforcement, low trust, low participation, blocked voting access, corruption risk, or data gaps. Verification: Metrics domain review, root-cause table review. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate metric readiness, scoring-control, and grade-band approval indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Turns requirements into measurable indicators that can be reviewed before any public scoring. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |