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The Republic of the Unites States of America that follows the Democratic system. So it's both in a way.

14 years ago. Rating: 7
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The Pledge of Allegiance includes the phrase: "and to the republic for which it stands." Is the United States of America a republic? I always thought it was a democracy? What's the difference between the two?

The United States is, indeed, a republic, not a democracy. Accurately defined, a democracy is a form of government in which the people decide policy matters directly--through town hall meetings or by voting on ballot initiatives and referendums. A republic, on the other hand, is a system in which the people choose representatives who, in turn, make policy decisions on their behalf. The Framers of the Constitution were altogether fearful of pure democracy. Everything they read and studied taught them that pure democracies "have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths"

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Republic that is quickly converting to socialism.

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Why is there any difference?

14 years ago. Rating: 0
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A republic! It is just governed by democracy. Majority rules in theory here only. Actually, we have a corrupt electorial college that may rule for a minority in votes. When there is a majority of democrats who are in the electorial college, It doesn't really matter on the majority of concensus for voters. Conservatives out number the liberals in this country, but in the last several years, they've occupied Congress/Senate and now the whitehouse.

13 years ago. Rating: 0
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