Constitutional rights have to be enforceable. They can’t rely on the goodwill of the government. This utter lack of ...

Debates that pit our nation's status as democracy or constitutional republic tend to intensify around specific policy debates or more generally among candidates in high-profile elections, such as ...

The Founders were explicit about their views on democracy, and for that reason, they looked hard, and found solutions that led to what we now call a constitutional republic.

‘A republic, if you can keep it.”That was Benjamin Franklin’s famous response when he was leaving the Constitutional Convention, after he was asked what kind of government the Convention had ...

Over its 248 years, the American constitutional republic has become more democratized. Here's what that means for its citizens.

Our Founding Fathers did not want a monarchy. Operative since 1789, our Constitution provides a constitutional republic. Accordingly, our Founders limited the president's powers to those specified ...

As a constitutional republic the city of Oroville will not enforce “any executive orders issued by the state of California or by the United States federal government that are overreaching or ...

Constitutional Republic vs. Pure Democracy: Power, Rights, and Representation. While both constitutional republics and pure democracies involve some form of citizen participation in government ...

In a 6-1 vote, the city council declared Oroville a "Constitutional Republic City." "This mandate is not saying we are against laws or for anarchy," said Scott Thomson, Oroville vice mayor.

Over its 248 years, the American constitutional republic has become more democratized. Here's what that means for its citizens.