Mercyhurst University professor and political science department chair Joseph Morris views a particular course as the most important he teaches. His Introduction to American Government class is an ...

CNN's Donie O'Sullivan speaks with Trump supporters rejecting President Biden's "protecting democracy" platform by saying the U.S. is a republic, not a democracy. "America's not a democracy, it's a ...

It’s become common lately to claim that the United States is a republic rather than a democracy, as though these terms are contradictory. LNP | LancasterOnline published the May 19 letter “The United ...

America is both a democracy and a republic. Citizens hold supreme power, and so America is a republic. At the same time, it is obviously a representative democracy. MAGA Republicans, however, like to ...

In regards to the debate as to whether our government is a republic or a democracy: a republic is a form of government where the power is held by the people through elected representatives. A ...

Suppose that you’re walking down the street and you come to an intersection. There is a man standing there with his dog. You sidle up next to him and say, “Hey, nice dog!” Now suppose that the man ...

The other day, CNN's Donie O'Sullivan tried to make Trump fans who repeat this factual contention look like a bunch of dumb, lock stepping authoritarians. To explain the problem, CNN even recruited ...

It has of late become en vogue, at least in some circles, to claim that the United States, rather than a democracy is, in fact, a republic. This begs the question: What’s the difference? Recently, I ...

The words we use can make a difference in the way we think. For instance, I have received more than one email talking about “demonrats” instead of Democrats. “Republicans” can be mutated into ...

America is both a democracy and a republic. Citizens hold supreme power, and so America is a republic. At the same time, it is obviously a representative democracy. Moreover, they have nominated ...

Observations from youth political literacy efforts in Delhi’s resettlement colonies and bastis reveal a consistent pattern.

FOR AS LONG as I can remember, the Left has been sneering at anyone who points out that the United States is a republic, not a democracy. They find the notion almost as unsophisticated and fascistic ...