*Behreandt, Dennis (January 17, 2021). [https://thenewamerican.com/democracy-that-word-does-not-mean-what-you-think-it-means/ Democracy — That Word Does Not Mean What You Think it Means]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
*Welch, Robert (May 14, 2013). [https://thenewamerican.com/republics-and-democracies/ Republics and Democracies]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
*Williams, Walter E. (January 29, 2020). [https://thenewamerican.com/democracy-and-tyranny/ Democracy and Tyranny]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> However, in recent years, many people [[American]] citizens have acknowledged and criticized the democrat run government for moving away from a Constitutional Republic, as defined by the [[Constitution]], and towards a social democracy.<ref>[http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr012903.htm Sorry, Mr. Franklin, “We’re All Democrats Now”] - A speech by Dr. [[Ron Paul]] January 29, 2003</ref>
TeamLaw.org defines a Constitutional Republic as follows: