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A democracy and a republican are not mutually exclusive. The US is a democracy.
by anth_anm 8y ago
A democracy and a republican are not mutually exclusive. The US is a democracy.
- jki275 8y agoA representative republic is the system we have in the US, which is by definition not a democracy. They're two very different concepts, and they are mutually exclusive. This is basic civics. It's taught, or I hope it's still taught, in grade school. It's not controversial, it's not surprising, it's fact.