Are We A Democracy? Or Are We A Republic?

<p>There's a complaint we get pretty often around here, that our tagline contains the word "democracy," but the United States is *actually* a republic. So...do we need to make a change? What did the framers think about democracy? How do we compare to Athens and Rome? And finally, how democratic are we anyways?</p><p>Guests:</p><p><a href="https://polisci.brown.edu/people/juliet-hooker" target="_blank">Juliet Hooker</a>: Royce Professor, Teaching Excellence in Political Science at Brown University</p><p><a href="https://lapa.princeton.edu/people/paul-frymer" target="_blank">Paul Frymer</a>: Professor of Politics, Princeton University</p><p><a href="https://www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-episodes/votingrightsact">Click here</a> for our episode on where the 1965 Voting Rights Act stands today.</p><p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/nhpr.org/civics101signup01" target="_blank"><strong>Click here to sign up for our newsletter!</strong></a></p><p>Do you love the show? <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/nhpr/site/Donation2?3651.donation=form1&df_id=3651&mfc_pref=T&s_src=cye2020&s_subsrc=website&utm_campaign=Civics%20101%20CYE%202020&utm_medium=Website&utm_source=Donate%20Button&_ga=2.182617510.1227179863.1667843145-1585899855.1651505273" target="_blank"><strong>Please donate to support our work</strong></a>!</p><p> </p>