Civics 101

Are We A Democracy? Or Are We A Republic?

2022-11-08

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?Guests:Juliet Hooker: Royce Professor, Teaching Excellence in Political Science at Brown UniversityPaul Frymer: Professor of Politics, Princeton UniversityClick here for our episode on where the 1965 Voting Rights Act stands...