Any time I call the United States a democracy, there are tons of people in my comments insisting "we are a republic not a democracy." In this video I explain why they are wrong - the United States can rightly be referred to as either a republic or a democracy. DOWNLOAD the guided note sheet for free: https://www.teachingliberty.org/product-page/is-the-us-a-democracy-or-a-republic _________________________________________________ Support the show by purchasing a t-shirt or hoodie: https://www.teachingliberty.org/shop For all of your honey and homeopathy needs check out www.QueenBeesFarmacy.com Get 15% off your entire order using code TEACHING LIBERTY _________________________________________________ FOLLOW: https://www.instagram.com/teachingliberty https://twitter.com/TeachLiberty1 Support the creation of more content by making a donation: paypal.com/teachingliberty Cash App: $TeachingLiberty Venmo: @StephanieEdmonds19 0:00 - 3:48 Is the United States a Republic or Democracy? 3:49 - 4:37 Defining democracy and republic 4:38 - 5:49 Athenian Democracy and Roman Republic 5:50 - 8:50 James Madison in Federalist Paper No. 10, 63, and 39 8:51 - 9:38 Merriam-Webster's definition of republic 9:39 - 10:34 C.H. Bretherton's definition of democracy 10:35 - 12:53 R.R. Palmer explains the evolution of the word democracy and democrats 12:54 - 17:29 Use of the terms republic and democracy at the Constitutional Convention 17:30 - 18:28 Alexis de Tocqueville's use of the terms republic and democracy 18:29 - 19:46 Does the "it's republic not a democracy" debate even matter? Bibliography: CNN segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JixxGmp2yKw Glenn Beck segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpXMOq9erGw Athenian Democracy: https://www.worldhistory.org/Athenian_Democracy/ Roman Republic: https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Republic/ Federalist Papers: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/fed.asp Merriam-Webster definition of democracy: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democracy Too Much Democracy by C. H. Bretherton: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25110390?seq=1 Notes on the Use of the Word "Democracy" 1789-1799 by RR Palmer: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2144967 Notes on the debates at the Constitutional Convention: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/debcont.asp Democracy in America by Alexis De Tocqueville: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/815/815-h/815-h.htm #ushistory #democracy #republic #constitution #foundingfathers #linguistics #history

I am part of a group of 51 teachers who are suing NYC and our union for more than $100 million because we were fired for refusing to comply with the 2021 Covid-19 vaccine mandate. SUBSCRIBE to my e-mail newsletter: https://www.teachingliberty.org/mailinglist _________________________________________________ For all of your honey and homeopathy needs check out www.QueenBeesFarmacy.com Get 15% off your entire order using code TEACHING LIBERTY _________________________________________________ FOLLOW: https://www.instagram.com/teachingliberty https://twitter.com/TeachLiberty1 Support my work by joining the Teaching Liberty Community: teachingliberty.org/community Support the creation of more content by making a donation: paypal.com/teachingliberty Cash App: $TeachingLiberty Venmo: @StephanieEdmonds19 Confronting Randi Weingarten: https://youtu.be/frLlh9TqOC8 No On You Know Substack: https://nooneyouknow.substack.com/p/court-hears-oral-arguments-in-miraglia 0:00 - 5:49 Why I'm suing New York City & UFT 5:50 - 14:28 The $100,000,000 Lawsuit: Miraglia v. NYC 14:29 - 23:53 Reaction to Oral Arguments 23:54 - 25:00 How to beat the duopoly