Debates that pit our nation's status as democracy or constitutional republic tend to intensify around specific policy debates or more generally among candidates in high-profile elections, such as ...

MSNBC host Ali Velshi said Americans are waiting on Democrats to "get off the mat and get back into the fight" in an anti-Trump screed delivered on his Saturday program. "A ranting, would-be strongman ...

James Madison, one of the main authors of the Constitution, said pure democracy often leads to “mob rule.” That means the majority can gang up on the minority. So instead, they gave us a republic — a ...

Every democracy that exists today fits the Madisonian definition of a “republic.” Thus, practically speaking, there is no difference between a republic and a democracy.

CNN's Donie O'Sullivan speaks with Trump supporters rejecting President Biden's "protecting democracy" platform by saying the U.S. is a republic, not a democracy.

Every democracy that exists today fits the Madisonian definition of a “republic.” Thus, practically speaking, there is no difference between a republic and a democracy.

"A constitutional republic is a form of democracy insofar that voters are allowed to influence policy through their choice of elected officials," Davis said.

We know America is both a democracy and a republic and can prove it with our earliest political parties.

Founding Father James Madison may have best described the difference between a democracy and a republic: “ (The difference) is that in a democracy, the people meet and exercise the government in ...

The "save democracy" types who refer to these long-standing federalist institutions as "minority rule" do not view "democracy" and a constitutional republic as interchangeable concepts.