Originally Posted by
Frunk
Technically it is a democracy but it does not fit in the definition of a democracy. We elect a LEADER who LEADS us. The U.S is a combination of several kinds of goverment.
Sorry, everyone, I know this post is a few pages old, but I felt that someone needed to be taught a lesson.
Democracy is
by definition a government in which the people are represented by leaders that they elect. Seriously. Also, from the good souls over at dictionary.reference.com:
de·moc·ra·cy
–noun, plural -cies.
1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system