Tag: republic vs. democracy

• A Presidential, Federal, Capitalistic, Representative Democracy

  What type of government is the United States of America? A presidential, federal, capitalistic, representative democracy! A mouthful, for sure. Can’t we just say republic?  Nope! Can’t we just say democracy? Serious lacking! Can’t we just say federal? Think again. All four of those descriptions are needed to truly understand how our government works because…

  sassevn

  August 16, 2013

  History & Culture, USA

  capitalism, democracy, federal government, forms of government, parliamentary government, republic vs. democracy, republicanism, type of government, US Government