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The US is a Republic not a Democracy.
by geggam 11y ago
The US is a Republic not a Democracy.
- merpnderp 11y agoThe US Republic is a type of Democracy, but does not have direct democracy in that representatives are elected to represent the public.
- the_why_of_y 11y agoThe constitution says the US is both a Republic and a Democracy.
- geggam 11y agoDeclaration of Independence and our constitution do not even mentioned the word "democracy".
- the_why_of_y 11y agoLet's see... neither the Constitution nor the Declaration of Independence explicitly use the word "republic" for the United States as a whole, so you should perhaps reconsider that argument. Constitution, Article 1, Section 2, and Section 3, in their first paragraphs clearly define the legislative branch as a representative democracy.