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America 2001: Republic Versus Democracy

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...the difference between a democracy and a republic. America is not a democracy; it is a republic, which is why this distinction must be made.
Checking any Webster's dictionary, one finds these definitions:
Democracy:
A form of government where the power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly.
A system of government where the power is vested in the people and is exercised by them indirectly through a system of representation and delegated authority, in which the people choose their official and elected representatives at periodically held free elections.
Republic:
A government in which the power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officials...

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