"The key difference between a democracy and a republic lies in the limits placed on government by the law, which has implications for minority rights. Both forms of government tend to use a representational system — i.e., citizens vote to elect politicians to represent their interests and form the government. In a republic, a constitution or charter of rights protects certain inalienable rights that cannot be taken away by the government, even if it has been elected by a majority of voters. In a "pure democracy," the majority is not restrained in this way and can impose its will on the minority.
Most modern nations—including the United States—are democratic republics with a constitution"
https://www.diffen.com/difference/Democracy_vs_Republic
"the United States is also a constitutional democracy"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/05/13/is-the-united-states-of-america-a-republic-or-a-democracy/?utm_term=.7905af26b574
"the famous quote by Benjamin Franklin when someone asked him at the close of the Constitutional Convention what form of government do we have – a republic or a monarchy? He replied, “A republic if you can keep it.”
"So is the United States a democratic republic, a constitutional democracy, or a democracy?"
https://www.redstate.com/diary/spunkypundit/2013/04/25/what-is-a-democratic-republic/
"The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government"
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleiv
"A constitutional republic is a form of government in which a representative is elected by the people to govern over them, according to the rules established in the law of the land. An example of a constitutional republic is the United States’ form of government."
https://legaldictionary.net/constitutional-republic/#
"The U.S. Constitution calls itself the "supreme law of the land."
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/government-1991/the-constitution-an-enduring-document/the-constitution-as-supreme-law.php
Why do people keep referring to America as a Democracy?
http://lunaticoutpost.com/thread-61413.html?highlight=democracy
https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/29/opinion/l-in-us-constitution-supersedes-un-charter-law-of-the-land-282490.html
