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The USA is not a true democracy in the academic sense of the word.
What would it be called from an academic standpoint?
Democratic republic
Can't a system be a true democracy and a democratic republic at the same time? I don't see how adding some republic detracts from the democracy.
Republic: "A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch."
Democracy: "A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives."
Well they are just different. It's like saying a despotism is a monarchy. Technically a despotism is a monarchy, but having a monarchy doesn't necessarily mean it'll be a despotism.