We are a representative democracy. I have no idea why this recently became an issue for the retards. It's fucking weird.
Here are Alexander Hamilton's notes on the ratification of the Constitution:
New York Ratifying Convention. Notes for Speech of July 12, [12 July 1788]
founders.archives.gov
I. A republic a word used in various senses. | |
Has been applied to aristocracies and monarchies. | |
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1. To Rome under the Kings. | |
2. To Sparta though a Senate for life. | |
3. To Carthage though the same. | |
4. To United Netherlands, though Stadholder, Hereditary nobles: | |
5. To Poland though aristocracy and monarchy | |
6. To Great Britain though Monarchy &c | |
II. Again great confusion about the words. Democracy, Aristocracy, Monarch. | |
I. Democracy defined by some Rousseau &c | | A government exercised by the collective body of the People | | 2 Delegation of their power has been made the criterion of Aristocracy | | II. Aristocracy has been used to designate governments. | | 1. Where an independent few possessed sovereignty. | | 2. Where the representatives of the people possessed it. | | III. Monarchy, where sovereignty in the hands of a single man | |
ā | General ideaāIndependent in his situation. in any other sense would apply to State of New York |
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III. Democracy in my sense, where the whole power of the government in the people | |
I. Whether exercised by themselves, or | 2. By their representatives chosen by them either mediately or immediately and legally accountable to them. |
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. | Aristocracy where whole sovereignty is permanently in the hands of a few for life or hereditary | |
V. | Monarchy where the whole sovereignty is in the hands of one man for life or hereditary. | |
VI. | Mixed government when these three principles unite. | |
B. | Consequence, the proposed government a representative democracy. | |
As you can plainly see, Hamilton outlined the different kinds of Republics. Monarchical, Aristocratic, and Democratic.
The US was choosing the Representative Democratic model.