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Talk:United States of America (view source)
Revision as of 18:30, July 1, 2007
, 18:30, July 1, 2007Republic vs. Democracy
The economy of US is acutally behind that of the EU, so this point in the article is false.
The economy of US is acutally behind that of the EU, so this point in the article is false.
::The EU is not a country. [[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]] 14:23, 17 June 2007 (EDT)
::The EU is not a country. [[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]] 14:23, 17 June 2007 (EDT)
== Republic vs. Democracy ==
The info box lists the U.S. government as a "Federal Constitutional Republic/Representative Democracy".
According to the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. is a Republic. It is not a Democracy. These are two very different forms of government and our Founding Fathers specifically stated their distate of a Democracy. Saying "Representative Democracy" is actually a contrast in terms. In effect, it really is an odd way of saying "Republic".
I would suggest that this be changed merely to "Constitutional Republic" or just leave it as "Federal Constitutional Republic" and leave off the "Representative Democracy" since the latter is convoluted and inaccurate. [[User:Scorpio|Scorpio]] 14:30, 1 July 2007 (EDT)