I find it interesting that to you the definitions have changed and what I was taught in school 20 years ago is no longer accurate.
Words have meanings. In a democracy your vote is direct. In a republic your vote is not direct but you are passing your power onto representatives who will wield and control your power on your behalf.
I find it interesting that to you the definitions have changed and what I was taught in school 20 years ago is no longer accurate.
Words have meanings. In a democracy your vote is direct. In a republic your vote is not direct but you are passing your power onto representatives who will wield and control your power on your behalf.
The term is ‘representative democracy’.
A ‘republic’ is any formal state that isn’t a monarchy.