The Difference Between a Democracy and a Republic

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🗓️ 5 October 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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If you ask Americans to name their country’s form of government, most of them will say they live in a democracy. However, the real answer is more complicated (and unexpected) than that. Robert George, Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, explains. Join PragerU's PREP (PragerU Resources for Parents and Educators) community: PragerU.com/prep

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0:00.0	Welcome to another Prager U 5 Minute Podcast.
0:05.0	Today, Robert George, professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University, explains the difference
0:10.0	between a democracy and a republic.
0:12.0	But first, did you know that Prager U launched its resources for educators and parents this
0:16.0	year?
0:17.0	Now you can join our community of nearly 30,000 members committed to delivering pro-American
0:21.1	education to our children and protecting them from leftist indoctrination occurring in
0:25.5	our schools.
0:26.5	So after the episode, become a prep member today by visiting PragerU.com-forward-slash-prp.
0:32.5	That's PragerU.com-forward-slash-prep.
0:35.8	Join today.
0:36.8	And now, today's episode.
0:38.6	Enjoy.
0:40.4	At the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, legend has it that
0:50.1	a woman called out to Benjamin Franklin to ask what kind of government the delegates had
0:54.1	created.
0:55.4	Franklin responded, a republic-madam, if you can keep it.
0:59.7	A republic, shouldn't Franklin have said a democracy?
1:03.8	Isn't that what we have in the United States?
1:06.9	Most people today would say yes, after all, if our country isn't a democracy, what is
1:12.0	it?
1:13.0	It's not a dictatorship, the rule of one man, or an oligarchy ruled by a small group.
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