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A 4 page outline of the differences which exist between a republic and a true democracy. The author calls the reader’s attention to the fact that, despite common perception, what is actually in play in the U.S. is a representative democracy, a system once more commonly termed a republic. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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We pride ourselves in this country on being a democracy. In reality our political system is more firmly rooted in the principles of republicanism than in democracy. A
true democracy is one in which every individual has an equal vote in every issue and all citizens meet to formulate laws and rules. In the U.S., of course,
we have what is referred to as a representative democracy, a democracy in which individuals are elected by their fellow citizens to serve in the passage of laws and other
governmental matters. In reality this representative democracy is a republic, a fact which our founding fathers freely recognized but a fact which we have allowed to largely escape from
our contemporary consciousness. The premises of our American form of government are, of course, largely based on democratic premises. Democracy as a
concept, after all, encompasses many other concepts such as morality, ethics, and basic human rights. It calls to mind such basic premises as equality and, indeed, a number of
universally valid principles which were applicable to all aspects of man kinds existence, particularly to the concept of whether one man should rule over another. We must recognize that
those individuals that flocked to the Americas were not just the most destitute of Europes populace. Indeed, they came from all walks of life. Indeed, the very men
that forged our governmental structure came from very varied backgrounds. Some were rich but some were poor. Consequently, the concepts noted above were obviously of importance to the
entire cross-section of the American people. Consequently, they are all integrally intertwined not only in our U.S. Constitution but also in our Bill or Rights and the Declaration of
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