The '''United States of America'''<ref>(''conventional short form'': '''United States'''; ''abbreviation'': '''US''' or '''USA'''; sometimes also referred to as '''the States''' or simply as '''America''')</ref> is a [[federal republic|federal]] and [[Constitutional Republic|constitutional]] republic<ref name="NotDemocracy">Multiple references: | The '''United States of America'''<ref>(''conventional short form'': '''United States'''; ''abbreviation'': '''US''' or '''USA'''; sometimes also referred to as '''the States''' or simply as '''America''')</ref> is a [[federal republic|federal]] and [[Constitutional Republic|constitutional]] republic<ref name="NotDemocracy">Multiple references: |