What is the difference between a Democracy and a Republic?

This short video explains the difference between a democracy and a republic.

[nancyk]

The word democracy is not in the US Constitution, not in the Declaration of Independence and not in any state constitution.

[jaguarreal]

The thing missed here and most people miss, The desire of our founding fathers to have little centralized gov in dc, and that more power be given to the poeple by way of more localized gov.

[lusionnoxious]

No other Country has A Constitution that Restrains the government. That’s why we are a Constitutional Republic.It’s written to protect the people from themselves.

[Kosh]

What's sad is that we learned this shit in 10th grade but apparently no one bothered to listen.

[harshikaupadhyay]

Thank you so much ! I couldn't find the answer to my question anywhere despite surfing the net for hours. It is really appreciable how you clear doubts and concepts on basic topics that cannot be found in our textbooks or even browsers.

[EmperorsNewWardrobe]

5:13 the distinction you’re looking for, but do please watch this excellent video for the full explanation

[Thasgonna]

a pure democracy is mob rules. historically that has not worked out well for minorities. it's the reason we have a congress and a senate. what the majority wants is not always what is fair or just. it is also the reason we have an electoral college. so that smaller states can have their voices heard as well. otherwise, Texas, California, Florida and New York would be about the only states that mattered when it came to voting.

[asolomoth]

This video is great, but to get the full experience, one must read all the passive aggressive replies to everyone who didn't understand this video

[MalteseCross]

As I heard somebody say, when James Madison helped construct the constitution and the other founding fathers liked the idea of implementing some forms of Democracy into our Constitution Federal Republic. They didn't plan on having 100% of either

[michaelbrown]

This is fast, articulate & rather fool proof sir, thank you.
Perhaps Nancy Pelosi & the rest of our federal & local(for that matter) govnt’s SHOULD watch this. 🇺🇸

[brokebrothersstudios]

constitutional federal republic not just republic

[TheBuckeyeFarm]

Remember when Mitt said corporations are people too. What are we when the people have no say in government policy due to oligarchs and corporate lobbyists controling the people's representatives. Could be nether due to the people having only the power to elect those that are controlled by the few.

[mbasir]

I've seen many write: The US in not a democracy, but a republic. The sentence is completely meaningless, as the terms republic and democracy are not connected. The only thing the word republic mean, is that the head of state is a president, the alternative is a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state. Nothing is known about democracy or dictatorship only by saying the word republic. A country can be a democracy or a dictatorship. But saying a country is a democracy gives no information about it being a republic or a monarchy. Just that it is a democracy. The alternative to democracy is dictatorship. So if you don't want a democracy, you're saying you want a dictatorship.

[loosecannon]

Invented and merged terms are not based in historical reality or facts. We have a Constitutional Republic and thats that.

[beyondappalachian]

so like free market economies with their own currencies?

[hmmmmmmmmm]

I have a question, if lets say a country has democratic in their name, but the people dont choose the leader, does it mean that the name isnt what the reality is?

[derrickcobb]

Which would you rather be 🤔...a public or private "citizen"🤷🏿‍♂️

[makesu_]

Legit unprovocative question to the author. Which one do you believe is a better form of government between a democracy and a republic, or between its derivatives? I understood from the video that the pure democracy does not protect the minorities, but such countries as North Korea are usually labeled as a "republic". Now, I am confused whether a republic is a good form of government, or is it good in words but leads to a dictatorship in practice (like communism)? Most of the dictatorship/police states label themselves as a republic. Meanwhile, I do not like the idea of democracy if it means "the rule of the majority" because the majority is too uneducated to create laws.

[michaelbrown]

Also, as I believe you stated, a representative republic &/or a constitutional representative republic.

[powerguy]

Democracy is the adjective that describes the noun Republic.