4.2 QuickWrite- Democracy or Republic

The Framer's of the Constitution selected a Republic their form of government.  Specifically, the word Democracy is not in the Constitution of the United States.

QuickWrite Question:

1. Why did the Framer's choose are Republic as our form of Government? 
2. How does a Republic contrast with a Democracy?

You should review each of the videos at Democracy or Republic

• 3.1 Assigned Videos- Democracy or Republic?
• 3.2 Assigned Videos- Political Philosophy

This is not an analytical paper, but a summary analysis of your knowledge of the concepts in this chapter.   Students ARE NOT to cut and paste from the internet.  You are welcome to add cited sources to your response.  The response should be about 400 words (one page). Students posting less than a 400 word response will get reduced or no credit.

Students may want to construct this response on a Google Doc and then post or submit the item to this portal.  These responses are run against public sources via Turnitin.com (running inside Canvas)