YES
democracy
we use it for food
No, the US has a representative democracy.
Because we feel like it
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.
democracy
democracy
no
The US government is a republic, and a representative democracy.
Representative. We vote for people to represent us.
It is neither. The US is a democratic republic, a republic with a bit of democracy.
A limited franchise democracy called a representative democracy.