As the nation observes its 250th birthday, historians can help settle one present-day dispute: Is the United States a ...

“The United States of America is a federal republic: a federation of states governed by written constitutions,” wrote Russell Kirk. The Constitution created a republican form of government. A ...

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SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - A Republican and a Democrat worked together to discuss democracy with college students. Former Congressman Mike Bishop and former Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry went to Saginaw ...

Democrats are all about defending democracy. Until they lose. Then they want to change the rules. Here in California, the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) For years, advocates have argued the point. Yet the question itself is misleading. It ...

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As the nation observes its 250th birthday, historians can help settle one present-day dispute: Is the United States a democracy or a republic? For years, advocates have argued the point.