With the planned protests highlighting the stark divide between governance styles, some have been left wondering: What exactly is the difference between democracy and authoritarian ... the checks and ...

Founding Father James Madison may have best described the difference between a democracy and a republic: “ (The difference) is that in a democracy, the people meet and exercise the government in ...

Monarchy — a system of government in which a single person, typically a king or queen, reigns — ended in America with the Revolutionary War.