A 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 e

A 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.