Another name for republic is democracy. The US is under a democracy and therefore under a republic for which it stands.
No but it used to be. As of now it is under a Prime Minister and a President. And is also democracy.
They are not the same A Republic is operated under democratic principles, but Republics are not a democracy.
The Ancient Greek Civilization was one of the first to use democracy.
A direct democracy(A democracy in which people decide laws and policies at mass meetings)
Democracy
representative
Today, Spain is a constitutional/parliamentary democracy, so, yes, it is a democracy. It's previous government under Franco was a fascist dictatorship.
He was not a democrat - democracy came to Athens over a century later under Cleisthnes.
The Spartan governent was a fusion of monarchy (the kings), oligarchy (the Gerousia) and democracy (the assembly/Ecclesia).
Canada is a parliamentary democracy under a Queen.
Parliamentary Democracy