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In regards to the debate as to whether our government is a republic or a democracy: a republic is a form of government where the power is held by the people through elected representatives.
For at least two reasons. One is the fact that a republic is a subset of democracy, which renders the argument wrong both factually and logically. Further, most people who make that argument cite ...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We’re a republic. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We are not a democracy. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We’re a representative of the republic. We’re not a democracy. (END VIDEO CLIP ...
representative democracy, in fact, constitutional republic, which you heard people mentioned in that piece, that is a form of democracy. But look, this is not actually a debate about government ...
Commitment to democracy under the structure of a republic creates rights and duties for elected representatives. Some are not meeting their responsibilities.