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The definition of "democracy" is generally a government that is directly run by the people themselves. So think like the ancient Greek city-states or some of the early European colonies in North America, where the adult free men would get together and communally vote on laws and policies. In that strict sense, the US government is not at all democratic, but then again, it never has been.
The US, however, does have democratic elements. The US is usually considered a "representative democracy", meaning that the people elect representatives who then run the government for them. The people also have other forms of redress, such as petitions and conventions.
However, the level of effectiveness of these democratic elements can be debated, and often is. Some people, such as two professors from Princeton in a recent study, argue that very wealthy people and large corporations have undue influence on the government, which has turned the US into more of an oligarchy- a government where a few people rule.
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∙ 10y ago
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoIt is not democratic in the strictest definition of the word. The US is a democratic republic. The people do not directly vote on issues, they elect representatives who vote on issues and are supposed to represent the views of their constituents.
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