Elementary American Studies - U.S. Presidents & Government
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For ages 8 - 12, grades 3rd - 6th:
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Caveat:
The United States is republic. It is not a democracy. Democracy is a system of government in which the majority governs with unlimited power. The rights of the minority or the individual are meaningless in a democracy. The founders, knowing this, created a republic. Federalist Papers 10, 14, and 48 spell this out clearly.
The United States is republic. It is not a democracy. Democracy is a system of government in which the majority governs with unlimited power. The rights of the minority or the individual are meaningless in a democracy. The founders, knowing this, created a republic. Federalist Papers 10, 14, and 48 spell this out clearly.