Mercyhurst University professor and political science department chair Joseph Morris views a particular course as the most important he teaches. His Introduction to American Government class is an ...

Suppose that you’re walking down the street and you come to an intersection. There is a man standing there with his dog. You sidle up next to him and say, “Hey, nice dog!” Now suppose that the man ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Suppose that you’re walking down the street and you come to an intersection. There is a man standing there ...

It has of late become en vogue, at least in some circles, to claim that the United States, rather than a democracy is, in fact, a republic. This begs the question: What’s the difference? Recently, I ...

The United States is not a democracy. A democracy is a government in which the people have the power to make all governmental decisions. The closest historical example of a democracy would be the ...

First, a simple definition of democracy: where the people govern directly by voting on laws and policies, and a system of government where power is held by the people, who can exercise it either ...

CNN's Donie O'Sullivan speaks with Trump supporters rejecting President Biden's "protecting democracy" platform by saying the U.S. is a republic, not a democracy. "America's not a democracy, it's a ...