The prospect of secession sounds extreme, but in suggesting that the Constitution could hasten the end of American democracy, Chemerinsky is far from alone. The argument that what ails the country ...

As a constitutional republic, we are far better equipped to defend individual liberties and ensure that government remains a servant of the people, not the other way around.

Of course, presidents now propose policy agendas. But these campaign promises, in a constitutional democracy, consist largely of proposals for Congress, which has the authority to create new policies.

Many public debates about democracy-versus-republic, according to Heersink, are thinly masked attempts to alter or preserve a status quo that benefits a party or candidate for at least the short-term.

By January 1933, the fallibilities of the Weimar Republic—whose 181-article constitution framed the structures and processes for its 18 federated states—were as obvious as they were abundant.

Big difference.” “Leave it to the the Eagle to showcase their stupidity on the Constitution, republic not democracy.” “We never were a constitutional democracy.

Letter: Republic or democracy? "There is no room on the Supreme Court for social justice warriors who lack a comprehensive understanding of constitutional law," writes Dennis Gullickson.

Our Founding Fathers did not create a democracy. In a democracy, the majority rules. Think of two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for lunch! A constitutional republic was created for ...