Hakumawolf on 30 November 2016
Republic: a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
Democracy: a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
So what is the USA?
Last I heard we were a Republic.
Here is what is said in the pledge of allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all
