As referred to in a just past question about Iraq, what is the difference? What does our constitution and amendments set forth us as? (Wow. Students take note...that sentence crossed the boundaries of good construction! Plagerize that and you'll be in deep trouble! Including the spelling!)
2007-03-26 02:52:47 · 10 answers · asked by also... 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
A republic is a system where the electorate chooses representatives to make legislative and executive decisions in their stead.
A democracy is a system where laws are passed by majority rule of the citizenship. Ballot referendums are actually an example of democracy in action.
They are also a rich source of unconstitutional laws that are fairly regularly struck down by the courts.
Republican government ensures that the rights of minorities are accounted for. Democratic government ensures that minorities will be swept under the rug.
2007-03-26 03:01:57 · answer #1 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the united states of a is a federal, presidential constitutional republic, not a democracy. that's an particularly basic false impression between the yankee human beings. It has a democratic election gadget for its representatives and a few legislations, besides the shown fact that it is not a democracy. Majority's can not overtake a individual's rights, because it could have the skill to if we've been a democracy. we are a republic, that protects individual's constitutional rights and we've states that sovereign themselves, yet are ultimately controlled federally and we've a president. human beings get our democratic structures blended up with us certainly being a democracy, whilst we are actually not, we are a republic. this is purely called a democracy via the ignorant and misinformed. they are incorrect whilst they are asserting that.
2016-11-23 16:35:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A republic begins with the assumption that the people have ALL the rights and powers of a nation.
In our constitution, we allocate only certain specified rights and powers to the federal government and retain ALL the rest to the States and ourselves.
The big difference between the two is that a republic is a nation of LAWS under which all are equal.
In a democracy, the majority rules which inherently nullifies equality as the majority can impose their "will" on the minority without recourse to law.
When democracy is used to create the law, then the law begins to take on the character of majority rule, sometimes known as mob rule.
Democracy is the ugly red-headed sister to socialism and socialism uses the mechanism to impose socialistic principles on a government, all justified as being the "will of the people".
The will of the people is a phrase that has been used to administer novacaine to the minds of many in America.
Ever heard the comment that "my one vote doesn't make a difference"? That is a character flaw of democracy.
In a republic, every self-governing citizen KNOWs the value of his one vote and guards it closely, supporting only those who would ensure that our constitution is guraded faithfully to what the founding fathers created.
I have said it many times here, and received many comments about my flawed character as a result, that democracy is the ENEMY of our Republic, and will be the tool used by socialist to create a government that is all controlling thus making the people unwitting slaves.
2007-03-26 03:08:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
America is a democratically elected, representative republic.
That means the people elect people from their district to represent them in the House of Representatives and elect two people from their State to represent them in the Senate.
In presidential races, each state is given a number of electoral votes based on their population. If a candidate receives the most popular votes in that state he is given all the electoral votes. (some states divide them up proportionately)
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2007-03-26 03:03:58 · answer #4 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the United States is a good example of a republic
2007-03-26 02:56:19 · answer #5 · answered by plhudson01 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A democracy is where the people themselves have the political power, in a republic, the political power is in the hands of their elected officials.
2007-03-26 02:59:15 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In a democracy, each piece of legislation is voted upon by the populace. In a republic, elected representatives vote on legislation.
2007-03-26 02:58:22 · answer #7 · answered by the foolish fox 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Individual freedom is the dream of our age. It's what our leaders promise to give us, it defines how we think of ourselves and, repeatedly, we have gone to war to impose freedom around the world. But if you step back and look at what freedom actually means for us today, it's a strange and limited kind of freedom.
Politicians promised to liberate us from the old dead hand of bureaucracy, but they have created an evermore controlling system of social management, driven by targets and numbers. Governments committed to freedom of choice have presided over a rise in inequality and a dramatic collapse in social mobility. And abroad, in Iraq and Afghanistan, the attempt to enforce freedom has led to bloody mayhem and the rise of an authoritarian anti-democratic Islamism. This, in turn, has helped inspire terrorist attacks in Britain. In response, the Government has dismantled long-standing laws designed to protect our freedom.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/noise/?id=trap
2007-03-27 02:13:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.hartleby.com/65/republic.html
2007-03-26 03:13:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't discuss politics! that's personal!!
2007-03-26 02:56:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋