The Teaching of History

[jerseydevil]

Originally posted by Radagast
In a republic, the people elect representatives to speak for them and to, well, represent them. In a democracy, the people themselves vote on anything and everything- it would be impossible for America to be a democracy due to its population.

Actually you are wrong - we are a Democratic Republic - and we are the FIRST country to be ruled by a WRITTEN Constitution.

The founding fathers took the best of the republic and the best of democracy and created the US government from that. And yes - I know about Greece and Rome - a lot of their ideas came from there - that still does not mean that the Modern world is not based on the US system of government - which it is. I know that is so hard for you and many others to accept - but it's a fact.