Part of our Let's Do Justice for Texas public education initiative, created to highlight the importance of the Rule of Law in our everyday lives. Original artwork by Jason Polan.
@looveelee We do have an independent judiciary but our legislative and executive branches are combined in the House of Commons. We also have an appointed (as opposed to elected) Senate. It's very similar to the way the U.K. functions.
@mrgently A "republic"....also known as "representative democracy" is a form of democratic government. A republic, by definition may have no hereditary rulers, so differs from constitutional monarchy. In the study of government, the term "democracy" may be qualified as "direct" or "indirect" (representative".) People have been too influenced by John Birchers splitting hairs. Direct democracy in a country of 300 million would be unwieldy, even impossible.
@cwalniuk True, we are representative government. We use democracy to carry out that representative government. Democracy is more of practice than a style of government.
This video is not wrong -- but neither are you. The correct answer is that we are a democratic republic. Representatives are chosen using democratic methods -- so the claim that democracy would be negated is correct. He isn't saying that we'd no longer be a democracy, but that there would be no more democracy.
Yeah it's a republic. also, no stooges in 15 years? I saw it on tv about a month ago.. and they also have a 24 hour stoogeathon every year on amc on tmc (or one of those channels like that..)
@looveelee We do have an independent judiciary but our legislative and executive branches are combined in the House of Commons. We also have an appointed (as opposed to elected) Senate. It's very similar to the way the U.K. functions.
studentofsmith 9 months ago
does canada have a seperation of powers?
looveelee 1 year ago
thank you for making that so easy.
peaceib2222 1 year ago
@mrgently A "republic"....also known as "representative democracy" is a form of democratic government. A republic, by definition may have no hereditary rulers, so differs from constitutional monarchy. In the study of government, the term "democracy" may be qualified as "direct" or "indirect" (representative".) People have been too influenced by John Birchers splitting hairs. Direct democracy in a country of 300 million would be unwieldy, even impossible.
yekdeli 1 year ago
@cwalniuk True, we are representative government. We use democracy to carry out that representative government. Democracy is more of practice than a style of government.
CoolScoobydoo 1 year ago
This video is not wrong -- but neither are you. The correct answer is that we are a democratic republic. Representatives are chosen using democratic methods -- so the claim that democracy would be negated is correct. He isn't saying that we'd no longer be a democracy, but that there would be no more democracy.
cwalniuk 2 years ago
Yeah it's a republic. also, no stooges in 15 years? I saw it on tv about a month ago.. and they also have a 24 hour stoogeathon every year on amc on tmc (or one of those channels like that..)
VertNinja 2 years ago
It's a republic, not democracy.
mrgently 2 years ago
Yea, to claim to know so much about politics, how do you not know that America isn't a democracy? We're a republic.
neroxtreme1380 2 years ago
LOL at :36 "Wopopopopopo" great video loved it!!!
Mirzo818 3 years ago