Officially, our form of government in the U.S. is a representative democracy. This means citizens vote for their government officials. But Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is of a different opinion. “Of ...

The Millcreek Township Government Study Commission is looking at different forms of government available to the township. Commission members are comparing different government structures, their ...

In “Federalist 39,” James Madison argued simply and eloquently for a republican form of government (meaning in this instance a representative, rather than pure, form of democracy) based on what would ...

The letter to the editor from Judie Ostlien (Abilene Reporter-News, Jan. 21) asks an excellent question. What is the difference between a democracy and a republic? Embedded in that question is a ...