It's a democratic republic.

--- Betty B <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I want to share something just for the heck of it.
> I just got an e-mail from
> someone (not connected with this list) that went to
> about 200 or more people.
>  Within the body of the e-mail there was a statement
> about the US form of
> government being a democracy.
>
> The US form of government is a republic, not a
> democracy.  This seems to be a
> common misconception though.  Just sharin...
>
> Betty