Do Americans know the difference between a Democracy versus a Republic ?

Question

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Answer 1

And do we really care?  By standard conventional definition, the US is the oldest continuous democracy on the face of the earth.  

Answer 2

Americans use the term, democracy, as a synonym for universal suffrage.  Don't get your shorts in a bunch about it.

Answer 3

No they generally don't. The Government education system teaches the kids that we are a democracy, when we actually a republic.

Answer 4

Leftists have no clue. It is something not taught in public education.  

Answer 5

Yes, but we are a democratically elected republic, so there you go...

Answer 6

Term 'republic' is used to designate the ruling other than autocracy (monarchy or dictatorship).  democracy (comes from greek 'demos cratos' - 'power of people') is the ruling of majority of people for majority of people. There is no any 'built-in' provisions for the rights of minority per se in the definition of democracy.