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In Federalist No. 10, James Madison rejected "pure democracy" in favour of representative democracy, which he called "a republic". [95] There were similar debates in many other democratizing nations. [96] In contemporary usage, the term democracy refers to a government chosen by the people, whether it is direct or representative. [97]
In addition, there are a few countries which use the term "Democratic Republic" in the name and have a good record of holding free or relatively free general elections and were rated "flawed democracy" or "full democracy" in the Democracy Index, such as the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste , the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ...
More broadly, in Federalist No. 10, Madison distinguished a democracy from a republic. Jefferson warned that "an elective despotism is not the government we fought for." [80] Madison wrote: In a democracy, the people meet and exercise the government in person; in a republic, they assemble and administer it by their representatives and agents.
It should be said that the Republican base would distinguish between these democratic norms and America’s founding principles. James Madison and John Adams were explicitly critical of democracy.
Both social democracy and nativism have become more prominent in the 21st century United States, resembling their counterparts in many European countries. [202] [203] Democracy in both the United States and European countries are threatened by rising anti-establishmentism and the resulting extremism and polarization. The two-party system and ...
It’s the differences that make the difference. MAGA is a populist movement. It’s focused on direct appeals to "the people" and is skeptical of institutions seen as elitist or out of touch.
Borden (1849), declared that the definition of republic was a "political question" in which it would not intervene. In two later cases, it did establish a basic definition. In United States v. Cruikshank (1875), the court ruled that the "equal rights of citizens" were inherent to the idea of a republic.
But this week showed a fundamental difference between Democrat and Republican leaders. While the primary goal of the Democratic Party is to get Democrats elected — and back a leader who will ...