More of a republic? I'm not following this, a republic can also be a democracy. Also the fact that you can't vote on federal law issues doesnt mean its not a democracy. I did however do some research on the aspect of democracy and its history in the United States, its seems as if the definition of democracy is a bit different to what I'm used to. It seems as if a democracy is considered a total "control" by the people, rather then the elected. Isn't the president brought in by electoral votes? This is if I'm not misstaken defined as a democracy as of the dictionary, atleast this is what your government confines as a democracy.
PS I'm curious to lern, as this is never something I've ever considered, I've always considered USA to be a democracy by the Swedish definition of the word and thought the comon english defination would define USA as a democracy aswell.
I guess this should be formed into another thread though as it seems to be moving away from the threads oroginal purpose.