OCCUPY WALLSTREET!

[Hasbinbad]

Originally Posted by Peatree [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wrong. To be exact, the United States of America is defined as a federal constitutional republic. It is a constitutional republic and representative democracy, "in which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law". The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances defined by the U.S. Constitution, which serves as the country's supreme legal document.

Those sentences have been condensed in colloquial language to: "American Democracy." If you say "American Democracy" to someone, they will assume that what I meant by that is: "The United States of America is defined as a federal constitutional republic. It is a constitutional republic and representative democracy, "in which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law". The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances defined by the U.S. Constitution, which serves as the country's supreme legal document."

In any case, it's not a pure democracy or republic. It is what it is. We have a novel form of government here, whatever you call it.