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Submit ReviewThere's a complaint we get pretty often around here, that our tagline contains the word "democracy," but the United States is *actually* a republic. So...do we need to make a change? What did the framers think about democracy? How do we compare to Athens and Rome? And finally, how democratic are we anyways?
Guests:
Juliet Hooker: Royce Professor, Teaching Excellence in Political Science at Brown University
Paul Frymer: Professor of Politics, Princeton University
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There's a complaint we get pretty often around here, that our tagline contains the word "democracy," but the United States is *actually* a republic. So...do we need to make a change? What did the framers think about democracy? How do we compare to Athens and Rome? And finally, how democratic are we anyways?
Guests:
Juliet Hooker: Royce Professor, Teaching Excellence in Political Science at Brown University
Paul Frymer: Professor of Politics, Princeton University
Click here for our episode on where the 1965 Voting Rights Act stands today.
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To see Civics 101 in book form, check out gV4ZTnupzh9kEv4AEpX7jHVhvqqXVSZmOAryjrgo.MKpOMk22W8ZBn4vph5XOhdkQKfDGhDHp_JT2GsIHBws&dib_tag=se&keywords=a+user%27s+guide+to+democracy&qid=1730151470&s=audible&sr=1-1-catcorr">A User's Guide to Democracy: How America Works by Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, featuring illustrations by Tom Toro.
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