What type of democracy is the United States?

Answer 1

The United States, according to a strict textbook definition, is a REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY. In a representative democracy, we elect officials to pass and deliberate on legislation on our behalf. This should be contrasted to a DIRECT DEMOCRACY where people vote for every proposition and laws that affects them.

Now if we venture away from the textbook version for a second, I think far more than being a representative democracy, America is oligarchic representative democracy. Essentially what I mean is that the pool of candidates that are viable for actually being voted to office, are small, and constitute the crème de la crème of society. They are generally highly educated, very wealthy, and are deeply interconnected to a handful of mammoth corporations that control many facets of the country’s existence. This is an important notion because it complete belies any lofty notion that this is a government by the people, because the nature of this oligarchic system of representative democracy precludes your average person from running for positions of power. Hence, our representative democracy doesn’t truly represent the will of the entirety of the masses, just a select few.

Answer 2

The United States is a hybrid Representative Democracy and Constitutional Republic. It is not a direct democracy.

As a Representative Democracy, the United States has elected officials (Senators, Congressmen, President, etc.,) who represent the people.

As a Constitutional Republic, the United States have a constitution and laws that puts checks and balances in place so that certain minorities are protected from the tyranny of the majority.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy#.22Democracy.22_and__.22Republic.22

Answer 3

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What type of democracy is the United States?

Answer 4

The kind that does not represent its citizens.
Does anyone think the US government believes in democracy?
Click on the following link to read an article about the recent UN vote about the Cuban blockade: http://houstoncommunistparty.com/overwhelming-un-vote-says-us-blockade-of-cuba-needs-to-end/
The United Nations (UN) voted again to tell the United States government to end the blockade it has against Cuba for over 50 years. It has wanted to punish Cuba for not wanting to follow Washington’s orders that would benefit its corporations instead of the Cuban People.
191 UN member states voted on October 27, 2015 to break the blockade. Only 2 member states, United States and Israel, voted to continue with it. Israel is the number one recipient of US aid.
98.9% of the international community wants the blockade lifted. If the US government really believed in democracy, the blockade never would have been imposed in the first place! This government uses words like democracy, human rights, liberties and justice for all only to exploit people.
That is why we must protest permanently and peacefully for immediate Puerto Rico decolonization. After 34 UN resolutions asking for that, and ignored by the US government, everyone should be convinced that it doesn’t believe in JUSTICE FOR ALL! www.TodosUnidosDescolonizarPR.blogspot.com

Answer 5

The United States government is a representative democracy, also known as a constitutional republic. This simply means that we elect representatives, whose powers to govern are limited by the Constitution.

Answer 6

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They are all right - but also wrong. We are a democratic-rebulblic. Yes, we are both. We the people elect officials into office (democracy) and we leave the bills and laws up to congressmen and senators, because we believe that they will represent the constituents of their district and state to the best of their manner (republic).

Answer 7

The United States, according to a strict textbook definition, is a REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY. In a representative democracy, we elect officials to pass and deliberate on legislation on our behalf.

Answer 8

It isnt a Democracy.. never was, nor was it ever intended to be (but its a common mistake particularly these days).. its a REPUBLIC with democratic principles.. A Democracy & a Republic are NOT the same thing.

Answer 9

It is called a representative democracy also known as a republic wherein we elect representatives who are supposed to be closest to our views on political matters and they are supposed to use their views along with the views of their constituents to make laws.

Answer 10

A Republic!