<Li> Republic: "A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives ..." </Li> <Li> Democracy: "A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives ." </Li> <P> Eugene Volokh of the UCLA School of Law notes that the United States exemplifies the varied nature of a democratic republic--a country where some decisions (often local) are made by direct democratic processes, while others (often federal) are made by democratically elected representatives . As with many large systems, US governance is incompletely described by any single term . It also employs the concept, for instance, of a constitutional democracy in which a court system is involved in matters of jurisprudence . </P> <P> As with other democracies, not all persons in a democratic republic are necessarily citizens, and not all citizens are necessarily entitled to vote . Suffrage is commonly restricted by criteria such as voting age . </P>

What is the united states a democracy or republic
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