After reading and reviewing Chapter 7 and watching the Republic vs. Democracy video, answer all of the prompts in the following discussion question. Make sure to include relevant points to your answer and make sure that your information is correctly cited.
A copy of the United States Constitution can be found in your text on page 999. Amendments are listed directly after the Constitution.
In what ways does the United States Constitution manifest the principles of both republican and democratic forms of government? In what ways does it deviate from those principles? Can you give a current example of how we as a nation are moving either toward or away from the founding father’s intentions as written in the Constitution and Bill of Rights?