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Republic
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The States Choose the President
The Electoral College is not a defect in an otherwise democratic system. It is the presidency built to the same plan as the Senate and the amendment rule and the whole compound structure: a union of states, choosing together, so that a …
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Beyond the Reach of the Vote
Democracy and republic are not two words for the same thing, and the difference is the whole argument. A democracy makes the will of the majority the highest authority. A republic puts a written law above the majority and places certain …