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<p><span style="font-size: 18px;">So, now you are probably ready to talk about democracy, and if someone asked you, "What kind of government does the United States have?"  You might immediately answer, "Democracy."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18px;">Technically, you'd be wrong.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18px;">Democratic elections are a strong part of our society.  We are technically a <span style="color: #ff0000;">constitution-based federal republic with a strong democratic tradition</span>.  But that's a mouthful.  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18px;">Basically...</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18px;">The <span style="color: #ff0000;">Constitution</span> is the law of the Union and details the powers of the federal government.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Federal</span> is the states being united by a (federal) government.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Republic</span> means we don't have a king/ queen, but leaders who are elected by the people.</span></p>
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