Yes, a representative democracy is synonymous with a republic. Both forms of government involve elected representatives making decisions on behalf of the people.
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The US is primarily a representative democracy with elements of a republic. In a representative democracy, citizens elect officials to make decisions on their behalf, which aligns with the US system of electing representatives at various levels of government. Furthermore, the US operates as a republic, where power is held by elected officials and laws are created through a system of representative government rather than direct citizen participation in decision-making.
No, the United States does not have a pure democracy. It is a democratic republic where citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf. This system allows for a balance between direct democracy and representative democracy.
The State of California is a representative democracy, specifically a republic. This means that citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf. California operates under a system of governance outlined by its state constitution.
In strict political terms the sentence is a self-contradiction as a "Democracy" and a "Republic" are strict opposites. The sentence however attempts to describe a political philosophy, of: A nation of laws built on strict rights; whose representatives (in/of law) are elected by a popular vote.
A republic is also called a representative democracy.
a republic is a absolute democracy
Being a republic is independent of being a representative democracy.
The US government is a republic, and a representative democracy.
The system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them is called a republic, or sometimes some people call it a representative democracy.
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We are a representative REPUBLIC, not a democracy. The last great democracy was in France and ended with the revolution of 1788-89 ( " let them eat cake" ).
Both are types of democracy. A republic is a representational democracy, which is mutually exclusive with direct democracy.