Republic vs. Democracy

This video clip is split from the film, Overview of America, and is the sixth in a series of splits that I'm doing for this film. The question being answered in this clip is, "What is the difference between a republic and just a plain democracy?"

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[cadreops]

We Do Not live in a democracy.
We live in a Constitutional Republic. 
It's important to know the difference. 

In a democracy, the sovereignty is in the whole body of the citizens. The sovereignty is not divided to smaller units such as individual citizens. To solve a problem, only the whole body politic is authorized to act. Also, being citizens, individuals have duties and obligations to the government. The governments only obligations to the citizens are those legislatively pre-defined for it by the whole body politic. 

In a Republic, the sovereignty resides in the Free People themselves, whether one or many. In a Republic, one may act on his/her own or through representatives as they choose to solve a problem. Further, the People have no obligation to the government; instead, the government being hired by the People, is obliged to its owner, We the People. (See 10th Amendment if you do not know.)

“A Constitutional Republic” is a government created and controlled, at least, by the Law of a Constitution. 
(See Article IV, Section 4)

The Constitution of the United States of America was, in Law, foundationally based on the Bible, the Magna Carta, and the Declaration of Independence. Those documents known as the Charters of Freedom, recognize mans sovereignty, the Divine nature of mans creation and mans divine right to Life, Liberty, Property, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

(Our Constitution was made only for a Moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.)

[halloween]

I wish college professors would teach this, instead of promoting communist/socialist ways in our school system.

[barryweeks]

Thanks! This is so good; I'm amazed at the low viewing number. Is that ( in one way or another - hint, hint) evidence itself of what the United States of America has become?

[donalain]

-solon: The Republic limits the power of politicians..
-trump: solon? never heard of him!