12red
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| 17 Sep 2011 12:39 PM |
it is a democratic republic. lots of people get it messed up |
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Warrab
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| 17 Sep 2011 12:52 PM |
| Wrong again. It's a Federal Representative Republic. |
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12red
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| 17 Sep 2011 12:55 PM |
| wrong that is simply a longer name for for republic. it is a democratic republic |
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Warrab
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| 17 Sep 2011 12:56 PM |
| A democracy would mean we actually vote on issues. We don't. |
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12red
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| 17 Sep 2011 12:58 PM |
| that is why it is a democratic rebublic cause we vote in representatives to vote on the issues |
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Warrab
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| 17 Sep 2011 12:59 PM |
| No, a Republic is where we elect people to vote for us. A democracy is where we directly vote on issues. We don't do that. |
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12red
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| 17 Sep 2011 01:01 PM |
i know we arent a democracy i already said that we are a democratic republic! republic cause we have representatives and it is democratic cause we vote them in. |
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Jagex88
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| 17 Sep 2011 01:05 PM |
In a republic, you VOTE for representitives. We are a Federal Republic |
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12red
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| 17 Sep 2011 01:07 PM |
| but we also vote for our president |
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Jagex88
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| 17 Sep 2011 01:07 PM |
Yes, he is a Repersentative of the American people to the world.
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Warrab
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| 17 Sep 2011 01:09 PM |
| You don't vote on bills. Your representative does. |
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Warrab
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| 17 Sep 2011 01:09 PM |
| And btw, it's just a Federal Republic. Representative Republic is redundant. |
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12red
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| 17 Sep 2011 01:10 PM |
| so then that means that we are a federal constitutional rupublic |
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Yobobo10
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| 17 Sep 2011 01:58 PM |
| It's a constitutional, federal, democratic, congressional, judicial republic. |
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| 17 Sep 2011 02:36 PM |
USA is federal presidental republic.
There. |
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| 17 Sep 2011 02:39 PM |
Constitutional, DAMMIT
However, I was almost-right, just one word. |
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jam2468
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| 17 Sep 2011 03:08 PM |
The USA is a country.
I win :3 |
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| 17 Sep 2011 03:08 PM |
Democracy - People's vote comes first
Republic - People's vote is represented by higher authority
Our votes do not directly affect who gets put in charge. |
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jam2468
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| 17 Sep 2011 03:09 PM |
"Our votes do not directly affect who gets put in charge."
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Must I even say? |
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| 17 Sep 2011 04:03 PM |
*as individuals
Oh well looks like it's too late to make that correction. |
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| 17 Sep 2011 04:06 PM |
| you don't even directly vote for your president, electors do for you. |
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