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[zelmo1234]

What do you call a form of government in which the power is held by representatives elected by the people? I call it democracy.

It is a democratic Republic! They are right on this we are not a Democracy, never have been

[slideman]

It is a democratic Republic! They are right on this we are not a Democracy, never have been

de·moc·ra·cy
/dəˈmäkrəsē/
noun
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

You're out to lunch. Being a Republic just means there's no monarch.

[Peter1469]

What do you call a form of government in which the power is held by representatives elected by the people? I call it democracy.

We have a republic. Sometimes called a representative democracy. A pure democracy has no representatives. Citizens vote on everything. Our founders feared that type of government.

[zelmo1234]

de·moc·ra·cy
/dəˈmäkrəsē/
noun
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

You're out to lunch. Being a Republic just means there's no monarch.

They are right on this one, we were not set up to be a Democracy.

Is the United States a Republic or a Democracy? - WorldAtlas

[MisterVeritis]

What do you call a form of government in which the power is held by representatives elected by the people? I call it democracy.

Representative republic.

[Cletus]

Madison wrote of the differences between a "pure" or "direct" democracy and a republic and of course embraced the republican form of government. However both he and Hamilton saw a republic as a "representative democracy".

When people think of a "democracy" today, they are almost always thinking of a "representative" democracy, which is interchangeable with "republic".

[RMNIXON]

We've been through this multiple times. "America is a Republic, Not a Democracy" is a bumper sticker that ignores the plain definition of "democracy". The same individuals keep popping up, saying "But we're not a democracy", when what they mean is that we're not a direct or absolute democracy - which no one has ever claimed we were. On one occasion, I went and found quotes from U.S. Presidents and other public figures, from the Founders to DJT, referring to the U.S. as a "democracy". I'm not doing that again, but they're out there.

The founders intent is not a bumper sticker and young people need to be educated on these misconceptions. We are not run by the whim of voters or their elected representatives (as in many dictatorships) and understanding these basic principles is important.

[Cletus]

We've been through this multiple times. "America is a Republic, Not a Democracy" is a bumper sticker that ignores the plain definition of "democracy". The same individuals keep popping up, saying "But we're not a democracy", when what they mean is that we're not a direct or absolute democracy - which no one has ever claimed we were. On one occasion, I went and found quotes from U.S. Presidents and other public figures, from the Founders to DJT, referring to the U.S. as a "democracy". I'm not doing that again, but they're out there.

I agree, but I also think it is important for young people to be educated in the differences between a "republic" and a "direct" or "pure" democracy. A great way to do that is to use the US as an example of a "representative democracy" and ancient Athens as an example of a "pure" or "direct" democracy. I actually most often refer to that form of government as an "Athenian Democracy".

[Standing Wolf]

I agree, but I also think it is important for young people to be educated in the differences between a "republic" and a "direct" or "pure" democracy. A great way to do that is to use the US as an example of a "representative democracy" and ancient Athens as an example of a "pure" or "direct" democracy. I actually most often refer to that for of government as an "Athenian Democracy".

Agreed. But as you pointed out in an earlier post, people today do know what is meant when the U.S. is referred to as a "democracy". No one, not even young people, think that a pure democracy is being referred to. It's just annoying to me when certain individuals appear to be on a hair trigger to jump up and "correct" anyone - that is, anyone whose ideology or politics they believe is suspect - when that person uses the "d" word.

[carolina73]

Not democracy. It is the second worst form of government.

To the Republic!