But you might have heard some argue that the US is actually a republic. In this episode of Simple Civics we breakdown the differences and similarities between these two forms of government.

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 ...

It might not be the worst thing that could happen. If the US moved away from its current democratic republic form of government, I don’t think there would be that many people in the US who would ...

Two years later, the Northwest Ordinance reaffirmed the importance of education for the fledgling Republic: Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness ...