Citation needed. Where did you get that additional term in front of it? Which United States founding document suggests that?
Democratic Republic, just like People's Republic, is actually a euphemism for communism.
What you are describing is "representative government" and "self government" not necessarily democracy. The will of the people is an abstract concept that is, depending on the issue, not always accurately measurable by equally weighted vote of a subset of the people that are enfranchised.
Democratic Republic, just like People's Republic, is actually a euphemism for communism.
What you are describing is "representative government" and "self government" not necessarily democracy. The will of the people is an abstract concept that is, depending on the issue, not always accurately measurable by equally weighted vote of a subset of the people that are enfranchised.