Is the united states a democratic republic?

The United States is not a direct democracy, in the sense of a country in which laws (and other government decisions) are made predominantly by majority vote. Some lawmaking is done this way, on the state and local levels, but it’s only a tiny fraction of all lawmaking. read more

The United States of America is a type of Democracy [not a pure direct democracy, as is the classical meaning of the term, but a mixed-Republic with a representative democracy and democratic spirit]. read more

en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Democratic_republic No much better and probably a little worse. So I typed in “democratic republic United States” again expecting a long list of sources to help me out and received no help at all. read more

The United States is an example of a constitutional democratic republic. The government is run according to the principles of an established Constitution, and the people do not pass laws based on a direct majority. read more

The USA is a democratic republic, but it is also a constitutional republic. From Wikipedia: "the United States relies on representative democracy, but [its] system of government is much more complex than that. read more

To be sure, in addition to being a representative democracy, the United States is also a constitutional democracy, in which courts restrain in some measure the democratic will. And the United States is therefore also a constitutional republic. read more