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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK, I'll bite and play along with this 10 year old, even though I should be outside exercising today, and so should you, OP.

The US is not a democracy. The United States is a republic.

We'll wait while you go look up the difference. Please come back with a well-crafted paragraph demonstrating your understanding, and we'll go from there in this discussion.

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OP here. In school every single teacher who spoke on this subject said the US is a democracy. I would imagine schools are forbidden from teaching lies on a mass scale.[/quote]

Former teacher here. 
Either you were not paying attention, or your teachers were not well versed in their subjects.

Our education system has really deteriorated.  This is evidence right here.  [/quote]

OP here. In 9th grade the US history teacher told us that democracy means the people participate in the public. He explained what a democracy was and representative democracy was. He said the US is just a democracy, not a representative democracy. I was confused. How are we not a representative democracy if we have the electoral college. But I have to listen to the teacher because [b]he has a degree in his subject and knows what he’s teaching. Kinda like how a patient listens to the doctor instead of teaching their doctor[/b].[/quote]

This is where you went wrong.  
Believe it or not, education is not about "listening to the teacher."  It is about Learning How to Learn.  
Your teacher is not infallible.  No teacher is.  They are often wrong.  Students should ask questions of their teachers - challenge them.  If there is a conflict about what they are saying, students should do their own research.  Present that to the teacher.  
You are on the internet.  Do your own research.  [b]Learn about our government and how it works.  And why we have an electoral college.[/b] [/quote]

OP here. School gave me a sufficient education on that. And teachers are not [i]often[/i] wrong, or they wouldn’t be allowed to teach the subject. Especially in a 1st world country.[/quote]

I am beginning to think you are a troll.  Your OP demonstrates that school did not give you sufficient education.  And, you need to learn a little more about our education system if you think teachers are always right.  And, I say this as a teacher.  [/quote]

OP here. I never said teachers are [b][i]ALWAYS[/i][u][/b] right. But history and government teachers in every grade told me the US is a democracy from 4th grade onward. I can’t imagine the school system letting that many teachers to be clueless.[/quote]

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