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Comment by throwawaycities

If people actually read the Federalist Papers then they’d have to stop referring to the US as a Democracy or a Constitutional Democracy and correctly refer to it as a Constitutional Republic.

The Federalist Papers outline exactly why the US Constitution established a Republic and why a Democracy was insufficient. However, rereading the Federalist Papers in light of the modern technology (instantaneous information & voting) I do believe their objections to Democracy would have been overcome they might have established a Democratic form of Government over a Republic.

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