The two overlap each other in many ways and are not opposites at all. The USA started out as mostly a Republic but has transformed over they years to be more of a democracy. One main difference is...
When I first pondered this question the word democratic stood out in democratic socialism. I basically can only say that communism is not democratic and that socialism is an economic theory and does...
The more humane treatment of criminals. New state constitutions, stregthening of the principle of separation of church and state, and abolition of slavery in the colonies were all democratic...