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A democracy or a republic? History shows that some Americans are asking the wrong question

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By Barbara Smith
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A Harper's Weekly image of the first reading of the Declaration of Independence outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776. MPI/Getty Images As the nation observes its 250th birthday, historians can help settle one present-day dispute: Is the United States a democracy or a republic? For years, advocates have argued the point. Yet the question itself is misleading. It assumes that the categories constructed by political theorists neatly describe actual practice.
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A democracy or a republic? History shows that some Americans are asking the wrong question

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By Barbara Smith
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Barbara Clark Smith, Smithsonian Institution Sat, May 30, 2026 at 2:01 p.m. UTC 7 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Harper's Weekly image of the first reading of the Declaration of Independence outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776. MPI/Getty Images As the nation observes its 250th birthday, historians can help settle one present-day dispute: Is the United States a democracy or a republic? For years, advocates have argued the point.
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A democracy or a republic? History shows that some Americans are asking the wrong question

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By Barbara Smith
| Black Hills Pioneer Verified
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