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The US is not a democracy, by design. It’s a Constitutional Republic.
by tgma 1y ago
The US is not a democracy, by design. It’s a Constitutional Republic.
- Ajedi32 1y agoA democratic constitutional republic. Often simply referred to as "a democracy" as a shorthand. The key distinguishing factor being that in a democracy powers are derived from the consent of the governed, as opposed to other forms of government (including some "constitutional republics") which do not allow open democratic elections.
- tgma 1y agoCitation needed. Where did you get that additional term in front of it? Which United States founding document suggests that? Democratic Republic, just like People's Republic, is actually a euphemism for communism. What you are describing is "representative government" and "self government" not necessarily democracy. The will of the people is an abstract concept that is, depending on the issue, not always accurately measurable by equally weighted vote of a subset of the people that are enfranchised.