What is the difference between a Republic & A Democracy.?
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in a republic you elect someone to make decisions for you in a democracy EVERYBODY votes on EVERYTHING.
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The definition of a democracy, in its most basic form, is a government of the people, meaning the people make the decisions.\n\nIn Athens, the people who were included were free men of 18 or older. Slaves and women were not allowed to vote. The men gathered together and everyone was allowed to speak his mind on an issue. After everyone who wanted a say had had time to speak his mind, the entire group voted on the issue at hand.\n\nModern democracies tend to be representative democracies. Both men and women are allowed to vote after they reach the age of 18. Usually, they vote for representatives who represent them and speak for them at government meetings. There are a few isolated small towns in the US that still practice the older form of democracy. They hold town meetings and everyone who wants to speak gets a chance, and then they vote on the issue at hand. But for the most part, in a modern democracy, decisions are made by representatives. At the local level (state, county and city) people often vote directly for an issue that has been proposed by representatives, such as tax levies for schools or roads, amendments to state constitutions, etc. But issues at a national level are decided by elected representatives.\n\nTo sum up, the biggest difference between the two kinds of democracy is that the Athenian democracy was a direct democracy, where each individual was allowed their say and voted directly on the issue. Modern democracies are representative democracies, where the people vote for a representative who speaks and votes for them when it comes time to decide an issue.
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We do live in a republic.  A democracy (means rule by the people in latin) is when the people vote on each and every issue that comes up.  A 'rep'ublic (based on the same word as 'rep'resentative in latin) is when we elect representatives (president, representative, senator, governor, legislator, and so on) to represent us on each of these issues.\n\nNow I do agree with your argument about bringing it to the US.  In the 2004 election only 28% of population voted, as compared to the 70% in Israel, the 78% in Iraq when they first voted.  In fact, with the exception of Britain and France, nearly every democratic country in the world is above 60%.  But the United States, England, and France all show in the low 20's.  Not exactly people ruling, nor even representatives of the population ruling.
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huge difference one was democratically elected and kept it, and installed his own party to control everything. The other had to be re-elected and has competetion..thats why they call it a democracy.
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It's not.  It's a republic.  In a democracy, all the people would have to vote to pass every law.  In a republic, we elect representatives to do that for us.
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Both are pure democracy
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no.  its a republic.  but it's not even a republic anymore, its an item up for bid to the highest bidder.\n\nwhen George Washinton stepped down from the podium, he warned against one thing.....and that was the creation of a two party system.  so what happen?  as soon as he stepped down, they created a two party system.  its my belief that if you care enough about something that your willing to represent it, then you set aside your differences and stay commited to the goal......a prosperous society with equality for all.
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A democracy elects its government by popular vote.  A republic does not have a monarchy.\n\nUSA and India are both democracies and republics.  UK and Thailand are both democracies but not republics (as they both have monarchies).\n\nBurma (which calls itself Myanmar now) is a republic but not a democracy (the democratically elected government is under house arrest).  Nepal is neither a democracy nor a republic as it has an absolute monarch.  North Korea is a republic but not really a democracy (although it calls itself a democracy because people have to vote.  As North Koreans have only one candidate to choose from at election time, most people would not really regard this as a democracy.)
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a republic is a state or country that is led by people whose political power is based on principles that are not beyond the control of the people of that state or country. Several definitions, including that of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, stress the importance of autonomy and the rule of law as part of the requirements for a republic.\nE.g., India, South Africa etc.,\nVR
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As long as the country remains free and subject to the rule of law, it is still a democracy even if a Communist Party is in power. That is only the governing party, who are still subject to the (usually constituionally-based) system of governance in place unless there is constitutional change or some sort of revolution.\n\nThe United States, for instance, doesn't actually shift between being a Republic and a Democracy depending on the name of the party in power. It has been both since 1776. Likewise, France or Italy don't cease to be democracies when their Communist Parties win votes.
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The U.S. is a representative republic. A true democracy would never work on a large scale.
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Voting is a privelege. The United States of America is a nation Of The People, For The People, By The People. It all starts with elections. We elect the politicians who make the laws of the land. Democrats are a party who believe in big government and believe you don't have the capacity to think for yourselves. They put out big government programs that cost tons of money to cure societal problems "because you can't handle it". Republicans are a party who believe in small government. They believe in rewards for accomplishments. They want you to succeed on your own and be self sufficient. There ya go. If you don't vote then someone will be put in office that goes against your beliefs.
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Unitary government has the powers of state concentrated in one body politic.  Parliamentary government is similar to our federalist government here in America, in that there are two houses with different bases of representation (one based on population, and one based on district or land area).
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its both we have people that repressent each state in the goverment thats the republic part but its a democracy because the people that live in the us have the right to vote.
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It is a type of goverment where the people are represented. Democracy is just one type, and I can't say that the kind in England and Canada don't do the same thing. Many times in Indian villages, the chief would listen to his people and act upon what they thought. This is another type of representitive goverment.
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How can you differentiate .  A democratic government is based on a democratic parliament which is based on a democratic government and so on and so forth there is no difference
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Republicratic-Demopublicans. :)