Thread:TrapperClicker/@comment-33746708-20180122011312/@comment-34548299-20180206015207

0a1s2d3f4g5h wrote: A minor problem I have to point out. A democracy is defined as a form of government in which the people have absolute control. This is sometimes called mob rule. What we have in America is a variation on a republic, or a government where people vote for people to make decisions for them. The legeslative, executive, and judicial branches are American additions to the idea of a republic and are not necessary for a reuplic to exist. Democracy and republic are often confused, but the difference is worth noting.

"...and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands..." American pledge of allegiance.

This is technically wrong as well, as while America isn't a democracy, a republic itself can be a democracy. The only requirement to be a democracy is that the popular vote is the winner (hence why america isn't one). Voting someone to represent the people and "make decisions for them" is isn't what defines a republic, as this is also a type of democracy (A representative democracy). A republic, in a very basic definition, is a representative democracy with a constitution limiting the power of the government.