What kind of government does the united state have?

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The United States is a Representative Democracy bounded by a Constitution that restricts the representatives from legislating on certain matters. This is sometimes refered to as a republican form of government.

It was originally a Constitutional Republic, and the Constitution spells out very plainly what powers the government has, which is actually quite few. We have grown into a Social Democracy, with the shroud of freedom of actually having representatives. And Social Democracies are all well and good so long as you are in the majority. If you are in a minority, your rights are in danger. In a Constitutional Republic, the minorities rights are protected.

You nailed it at the end.
The US is the world's oldest Federation. However, the best answer came from old Ben Franklin himself, when asked.
Sir what form of Government have you given us? ...Why a Republic ma'am.

Any who state that we are a Democracy; they are indoctrinated to believe that. History dose clearly show that a Democracy is among the most despotic forms of government, with the Roman Empire serving as the most prolific example.

If a teacher tells you ours is a Democracy, they should not be teaching American history. If a politician tells you this, they should never be in-trusted any government position.

The method we use to reference Democracy's role in our government, would be similar to a Nuclear Reactor.

Where Democracy serves as the deadly fuel rods, (Separation of Powers) used to power our government, which like the reactor it must be controlled (Vote), and contained and shielded. Our Constitution shields us all from it, and our Republic protects the minority from the majority.

If not for the Republic, 50.1% could dictate their rights and beliefs upon the remaining 49.9%. They could vote to take your property, your business, your money (taxes). They could even vote to enslave you by passing laws that make your beliefs or actions criminal just because they conflict with theirs. The latter reference deserves explanation.
If taught the 13th Amendment abolished slavery; you have been misled like the majority. Although the word abolished appears in every historical reference, the one place the word does not appear is in the 13th Amendment.
What the 13th Amendment states, is who cannot enslave another, and who can and by what means. Which is the Federal & to a controlled degree State government, with the word slave replaced with that of criminal.

The half-life of a Democracy mimics the half-life of radiation, once the the first half is repressed, the process begins again halving until there is a very few elite that dictates to all.

Like a reactor, there is always the threat of a meltdown, so the ruling elite seek to cool the heat of anger by deflecting it away from themselves. They accomplish this by pitting the oppressed against one another.
The methods that they use to accomplish this have been historically consistent. The principle methods are Race (racism), Theology (religious ideology), and Social Ideology (Left & Right...Conservatives & Liberals), Cultural Ideology (Ethnicity), Political Ideology (Democrats v Republican), Economic Leverage (monetary entitlements i.e. Welfare, Free Health Care etc.). Last, but not least Wars.

When the majority of these exist, the form of government is an Oligarchy, which is our current form of government. As defined in our Constitution, this is an illegitimate government.

The only thing an Oligarchy fears is a large cross section of the oppressed uniting under a common cause. They will always do or say anything to divide their ranks, and utilize whatever means to discourage others from uniting with the cause, welcome to 2010.

Most of the preceding answer was a bit biased. Just so you know.

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