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>All republics are democracies. This is very basic civics. Republics and democracies are distinct styles of Government. Was the Roman Republic a Democracy in

>All republics are democracies. This is very basic civics. Republics and democracies are distinct styles of Government. Was the Roman Republic a Democracy in your eyes? Essentially what you are saying is anywhere there is a vote or election that government is a democracy, and anywhere there are representatives that government is a representative democracy. These are legal terms that have very specific definitions. Take the UK which elects a Prime Minister and Memeber of Parliment does that make it a Representative Democracy in your opinion? Despite electing a Prime Minister and Members of Parliament the UK is neither a Democracy nor a Republic, nor a Representative Democracy for that matter.

ianburrell 3y ago
There are two definitions of republic. One is power rests with public and their representatives, not a monarchy. The other is basically US form of government with elected representatives and president instead of monarch. Government elected by people is the definition of democracy. You haven't given an alternate definition. Are you one of the people that think democracy requires direct democracy? That is just one form of democracy, representative democracy is another. Electing member of parliament is exactly what makes UK a representative democracy. They aren't a republic because they have a monarch. The UK literally invented the represen
- throwawaycities 3y ago
  The UK is a Constitutional Monarch. The US according to its own Constitution is a Republic. > Government elected by people is the definition of democracy. No, democracy is a term that has been around for over 2 thousand years (same with Republic). Hopefully as you know Democracy originated in Greece. Notwithstanding your definition, Greece the creator of Democracy, did not even elect representatives/politicians, politicians were selected at random from the citizens in a process known as sortition. On account of your definition of Democracy I think I’ll gracefully bow out of this conversation.
  - ianburrell 3y ago
    You are not looking at a computer, because a computer is a person who computes. You are not typing on a keyboard, because keys open locks and why they be in a board. Words change their meanings over time, the definition of democracy has expanded with the invention of representative democracy. Enough that Athens wouldn’t be considered direct democracy today because of limited franchise. BTW, it is more accurate to call UK a parliamentary monarchy. “Constitutional monarchy” is synonym but confusing they don’t have written constitution. If democracy means direct democracy, what is the similarity in government between parliamentary and republic called? It is called representative democracy.

ianburrell 3y ago

There are two definitions of republic. One is power rests with public and their representatives, not a monarchy. The other is basically US form of government with elected representatives and president instead of monarch. Government elected by people is the definition of democracy. You haven't given an alternate definition. Are you one of the people that think democracy requires direct democracy? That is just one form of democracy, representative democracy is another. Electing member of parliament is exactly what makes UK a representative democracy. They aren't a republic because they have a monarch. The UK literally invented the represen

throwawaycities 3y ago
The UK is a Constitutional Monarch. The US according to its own Constitution is a Republic. > Government elected by people is the definition of democracy. No, democracy is a term that has been around for over 2 thousand years (same with Republic). Hopefully as you know Democracy originated in Greece. Notwithstanding your definition, Greece the creator of Democracy, did not even elect representatives/politicians, politicians were selected at random from the citizens in a process known as sortition. On account of your definition of Democracy I think I’ll gracefully bow out of this conversation.
- ianburrell 3y ago
  You are not looking at a computer, because a computer is a person who computes. You are not typing on a keyboard, because keys open locks and why they be in a board. Words change their meanings over time, the definition of democracy has expanded with the invention of representative democracy. Enough that Athens wouldn’t be considered direct democracy today because of limited franchise. BTW, it is more accurate to call UK a parliamentary monarchy. “Constitutional monarchy” is synonym but confusing they don’t have written constitution. If democracy means direct democracy, what is the similarity in government between parliamentary and republic called? It is called representative democracy.