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The United States isn't a democracy, it's a republic.
by bdamm 12y ago
The United States isn't a democracy, it's a republic.
- john_b 12y agoIt's a democratic republic, to be specific. Republicanism is the form of the government (representation of the people), democratic elections are the mechanism of selecting those representatives. You could have, e.g. a technocratic, plutocratic, or a constitutional monarchial republic.
- TheHypnotist 12y agoRight, the point is we still have a choice in who represents us, or what appears to be the illusion of a choice.