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The claim is TRUE because a republic is widely defined as a form of representative democracy 7 20. While some distinctions exist between a pure democracy and a pure republic 1, modern political terminology uses the terms interchangeably to describe governments where citizens vote for their leaders 17. In a republic, the people hold ultimate power and elect representatives to pass laws on their behalf 3 4. Official government materials from USCIS explicitly state that the United States is a representative democracy 20. Furthermore, scholars and government entities describe the American system as a democratic republic, noting that it has historically functioned as both 2. Although the word democracy does not appear in the Constitution, the document established a federal system of representative government 19. While some commentators argue the systems are distinct, the two concepts overlap in their reliance on the political power of the citizenry 7 18.

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2. 2 · npr.orgNEWS
   Is America a democracy or a republic? Yes, it is

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3. 3 · ar.usembassy.govACADEMIC
   U.S. Government - U.S. Embassy in Argentina

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4. 4 · wallbuilders.comWEB
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5. 5 · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govFACT-CHECKER
   Fact-checks focus on famous politicians, not partisans - PMC

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6. 6 · gophouse.orgWEB
   COLUMN: America is republic, not a democracy

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7. 7 · act.represent.usWEB
   Is the United States a democracy or a republic?

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8. 8 · factcheck.orgFACT-CHECKER
   FactCheck.org - A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy ...

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9. 9 · politifact.comFACT-CHECKER
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10. 10 · cnn.comFACT-CHECKER
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11. 11 · europarl.europa.euWEB
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12. 12 · reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac…FACT-CHECKER
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13. 13 · futureofmedia.hsites.harvard.eduACADEMIC
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14. 14 · kcra.comFACT-CHECKER
    Trump IRS settlement: Why $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund ...

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15. 15 · pbs.orgWEB
    More than 7,000 dead in Iran's crackdown on protests, activists say

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16. 16 · fcc.govACADEMIC
    [PDF] THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES

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17. 17 · merriam-webster.comWEB
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18. 18 · hks.harvard.eduACADEMIC
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19. 19 · origins.osu.eduACADEMIC
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20. 20 · uscis.govACADEMIC
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