Argumentative Essay On Democracy Vs Republic
Brandon Pover
C. Kreiner
Pre-AP English, Period C
December 05, 2014
Democracy versus Republic One of our Founding Fathers, John Adams, explained why a pure democracy was not chosen in this quote, “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There was never a democracy yet that did not commit suicide” (Democracy or a Republic). The Founding Fathers used a great amount of thought and consideration to determine what type of government should be practiced, because both ideas are dissimilar sparking different views from different factions of people. A Democracy and Republic are relatively thought of being almost mirrors of each other, but each nature of government has its own benefits and drawbacks that …show more content…
make both concepts applicable for separate social situations. The Democratic and Republic governments are dramatically different in many aspects, but the two types of governments can be related in small ways.
Commonalities include that both models require the people to elect candidates to either represent them or act as a figurehead for a country. Both governments could potentially allow the majority to decide who will be in the designated position, which creates the potential flaw of the tyranny of the majority. This flaw creates the need for the United States Constitution, which was acknowledged by the Founding Fathers when they formulated the cornerstone for America. Correspondingly, Democratic and Republic governments both have historic beginnings. A Democracy originated from ancient Athens while a Republic is coined to have come from Rome. The ancient roots of these governments have proven that they are effective governments, but the differentiations between the two determine which one is fitted for the new …show more content…
society.
Democratic and Republic administrations have tremendous dissimilarities, which generates a clear distinction between the two types of government. A significant variation is the omnipotent power of the majority, in a democracy, in which individual and minority rights are eliminated. On the contrary, a Republic, “under a written Constitution safeguarding the rights of The Individual and The Minority” (An Important Distinction: Democracy versus Republic). This constructs more of a risk in a democracy. The majority can be manipulated into deeming one idea as the truth through mass and social media, which could cause the rights and ideas from individuals to seize to exist while the majority engulfs all minority ideas. On the other hand, a Republic prevents the majority’s power by preserving the rights of minorities through a Constitution. The higher law in a Republic thwarts the majority’s tyranny by protecting God given rights and liberties. Republics shelter these rights through the Judicial System, but a pure democracy permits the mob to run rampant. The distinctions amid a Republic and a Democracy construct two unalike administrations created for different societies and cultures.
Although some people deem Republics and Democracies similar, it is discernable there are distinct differentiations, each of which has its benefits but also its own imperfections.
The Founding Fathers recognized that both governments could cause issues, so they created the perfect balance of each government making a suitable blend of governments. John Adams and the rest of the founding fathers knew that the human rights must be given to everyone when John Adams said, “You have rights antecedent to all earthly governments; rights that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws; rights derived from the Great Legislator of the Universe” (Democracy or
Republic).
Work Cited
An Important Distinction: A Democracy versus Republic. Google Advanced Search. Portland State University, n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2015. < http://www.upa.pdx.edu/IMS/currentprojects/TAHv3/Content/PDFs/Democracy_vs_Republic.pdf>.
David Mayer. A Republic, Not a Democracy. Google Advanced Search. MayerBlog: The Web Log of David N. Mayer, 6, June 2005. Web. 10 Jan. 2015. < http://users.law.capital.edu/dmayer/Blog/blogIndex.asp?entry=20050606.asp>.
Democracy or a Republic. Google Advanced Search. George Mason University, March 2007. Web. 10 Jan. 2015. < http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/wew/articles/fee/democracy.htm>.
C. Kreiner
Pre-AP English, Period C
December 05, 2014
Democracy versus Republic One of our Founding Fathers, John Adams, explained why a pure democracy was not chosen in this quote, “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There was never a democracy yet that did not commit suicide” (Democracy or a Republic). The Founding Fathers used a great amount of thought and consideration to determine what type of government should be practiced, because both ideas are dissimilar sparking different views from different factions of people. A Democracy and Republic are relatively thought of being almost mirrors of each other, but each nature of government has its own benefits and drawbacks that …show more content…
make both concepts applicable for separate social situations. The Democratic and Republic governments are dramatically different in many aspects, but the two types of governments can be related in small ways.
Commonalities include that both models require the people to elect candidates to either represent them or act as a figurehead for a country. Both governments could potentially allow the majority to decide who will be in the designated position, which creates the potential flaw of the tyranny of the majority. This flaw creates the need for the United States Constitution, which was acknowledged by the Founding Fathers when they formulated the cornerstone for America. Correspondingly, Democratic and Republic governments both have historic beginnings. A Democracy originated from ancient Athens while a Republic is coined to have come from Rome. The ancient roots of these governments have proven that they are effective governments, but the differentiations between the two determine which one is fitted for the new …show more content…
society.
Democratic and Republic administrations have tremendous dissimilarities, which generates a clear distinction between the two types of government. A significant variation is the omnipotent power of the majority, in a democracy, in which individual and minority rights are eliminated. On the contrary, a Republic, “under a written Constitution safeguarding the rights of The Individual and The Minority” (An Important Distinction: Democracy versus Republic). This constructs more of a risk in a democracy. The majority can be manipulated into deeming one idea as the truth through mass and social media, which could cause the rights and ideas from individuals to seize to exist while the majority engulfs all minority ideas. On the other hand, a Republic prevents the majority’s power by preserving the rights of minorities through a Constitution. The higher law in a Republic thwarts the majority’s tyranny by protecting God given rights and liberties. Republics shelter these rights through the Judicial System, but a pure democracy permits the mob to run rampant. The distinctions amid a Republic and a Democracy construct two unalike administrations created for different societies and cultures.
Although some people deem Republics and Democracies similar, it is discernable there are distinct differentiations, each of which has its benefits but also its own imperfections.
The Founding Fathers recognized that both governments could cause issues, so they created the perfect balance of each government making a suitable blend of governments. John Adams and the rest of the founding fathers knew that the human rights must be given to everyone when John Adams said, “You have rights antecedent to all earthly governments; rights that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws; rights derived from the Great Legislator of the Universe” (Democracy or
Republic).
Work Cited
An Important Distinction: A Democracy versus Republic. Google Advanced Search. Portland State University, n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2015. < http://www.upa.pdx.edu/IMS/currentprojects/TAHv3/Content/PDFs/Democracy_vs_Republic.pdf>.
David Mayer. A Republic, Not a Democracy. Google Advanced Search. MayerBlog: The Web Log of David N. Mayer, 6, June 2005. Web. 10 Jan. 2015. < http://users.law.capital.edu/dmayer/Blog/blogIndex.asp?entry=20050606.asp>.
Democracy or a Republic. Google Advanced Search. George Mason University, March 2007. Web. 10 Jan. 2015. < http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/wew/articles/fee/democracy.htm>.