Which political ideology do you believe the United States wa…
Which political ideology do you believe the United States was founded upon? Please explain. Democracy: A government in which supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections. Republic: A government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president. A government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law. Righteous Republic: The government rules according to the law of God. Oligarchy: A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few. A form of government run by a small number of people such as wealthy landowners, royalty or powerful military figures.