i'm taking a citizenship interview tomorrow and one of the practice questions was that one and I was wondering if that's correct.
does it depend on what party the president is in??
2007-01-09 12:01:22 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Federal constitutional republic
2007-01-09 12:05:54 · answer #1 · answered by Uncle Remus 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The United States is a wonderful place to live. You dont have to work and the government will take care of you from womb to grave. They do this by taxing the income of hard working honest citizens. They call this "democracy". You can also stay unemployed and simply have children. The more kids you have the more assistance you can "earn"- this is called welfare. Also, if you try to be an entreprenuer and make a better life for your self and your family, this simply means you get in a higher tax bracket and have to pay the government "more money" than your neighbor. This is called "fiscal responsibility". Lastly, these "democratic" values are so wonderful, you dont even have to give to charity. The government has this figured out for you too. They will tax you so they can take care of every poor, indigent, drug addicted misfit on your behalf. Now dont you feel good about you new citizenship? Welcome.
2007-01-09 12:17:06 · answer #2 · answered by PT Money 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your question can go a lot of ways.... If you mean what FORM of government the US has, then we could say it is "republican". In this case, "republic" means that sovereignty ultimately comes from the people (e.g. as opposed to a monarch or a dictator).
But then there is the Republican Party, a political party whose candidates - like those of the Democratic Party - seek election to office. If you wanted to know if the government is a Republican government (big R), then the best answer is:
-the executive branch is currently Republican (President Bush)
-the legislative branch is currently Democratic (Both Houses of Congress)
2007-01-09 12:20:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a republican government, It makes no difference which party is in power. Republican is a form of government, but it is also the name of a party. There is not necessarily a connection between the two. For instance, The US is a form of democracy, whether the Democrats or the Republicans are in power. You could call it a republican democracy.
2007-01-09 12:11:07 · answer #4 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The kind of government is technically a democratic republic. I know this uses the same words as the poltiical parties, but they are quite different.
A republic is one where the people are represented by delegates. Instead of everyone having a vote on a bill in Congress, we elected 535 people to do that job for us. A republic is democratic if the delegates themselves are chosen by popular election, which they are in America.
2007-01-09 14:33:20 · answer #5 · answered by hawksocc8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it doesnt matter what party the president is in. The US is a "Democracy" A democratic republic. why do you not know this? are people really this ignorant? anyways, no disrespect to you...but chose my answer as best
2007-01-09 12:06:43 · answer #6 · answered by J. K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, we claim to be a Democratic government but in actuality, what we have is a Republic. The use of an electoral college means that we are not a true democracy.
2007-01-09 12:04:51 · answer #7 · answered by tas211 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It is supposed to be a REPUBLIC !! It makes no difference what part the president is in, this is not supposed to be a democracy,,there is a difference and you can find it at the lonepatriot.com and also invisiblepatriots.com
2007-01-11 04:15:32 · answer #8 · answered by Kathy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a Republic. Republican is the party the President belongs to. I don't think you'll get by with calling our executive branch the Neo-con Fascist Theocracy that it has become.
2007-01-09 12:07:01 · answer #9 · answered by scottyurb 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We were set up as a democratic republic, but now a days it is beginning to see some socialist trends.
2007-01-09 12:58:41 · answer #10 · answered by hankforlife88 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋