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The US government is a republic, and a representative democracy.
This type of democracy is called a Parliamentary Democracy or a Parliamentary Republic.
A republic is not a form of democracy. Republic describes the process by which a polity is governed by the rule of law administered and maintained by a body of citizens of which all members of society are subject to.
Democracy means "rule by the people". Republic means "rule by elected officials". Since the officials in a republic are elected, it is a form of democracy. Not all democracies are republics (direct democracy is not), and not all "republics" are actually democracies ("Islamic republics", for example). The United States is a republic and representational democracy.
Democracy means "rule by the people". Republic means "rule by elected officials". Since the officials in a republic are elected, it is a form of democracy. Not all democracies are republics (direct democracy is not), and not all "republics" are actually democracies ("Islamic republics", for example). The United States is a republic and representational democracy.
Greece and Rome for sure. Greece had a direct democracy, and Rome had a representative democracy. Rome's form of democracy was a Republic. A Republic is the kind of government to we use in the USA today.
Representitive Democracy or Republic
Changes can be from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy, a republic to a democracy or a dictatorship to a communist state. These are just some forms of government, there are more and a change in form would be from one to another
Technically, the Romans had a republic, not a democracy. Romans voted for their political leaders (consuls, praetors, tribunes, aediles, and quaestors). Elected politicians gained entry into the Senate, the ruling political body of the Republic. The elected officials also ran the military campaigns.
Yes. A representational democracy is a form of republic. "Democracy" means "rule by the people". "Republic" means "rule by elected officials". A representative democracy is both.
democracy.
The US is not a democracy. We are a constitutional republic.