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What kind of government does the united state have?

Representative Republic

The Government of the United States is a representative republic. A republic differs from a democracy(the majority rules)in that the general population elects representatives who then pass laws to govern the nation.


Constitution-based Federal Republic

According to the CIA World Factbook the United States of America's government type is a Constitution-based federal republic with a strong democratic tradition. (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html)

Broken down further...

Constitution-based : The Constitution of the United States of America acts as the highest and supreme law of the Union.

Federal : The separate states are united by a central (federal) government.

Republic : A form of government where the head of state or of the executive is not a monarch. The people also have a direct involvement in the government through elections and voting.

Ultimately this means that the States (originally 13, now numbering 50) are each independent sovereign entities that are part of a union or federation. The states representation (the way that government is organized and carried out) in that union is based upon a republican form of government. The federal government (not to be confused with a national government) is bound and limited by the Constitution, which details what powers the federal government is to have, leaving all other issues to the States or to the people.

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