你 will not the find the word "democracy" in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Constitutions of all 50 states 或者 in the Bill of Rights. Part of the Pledge of Allegiance says, "to the Republic for which it stands".
Why the Founders chose to 设计 America as a republic, not a democracy and the compelling reasons why a republic must be maintained if individual liberty is to be preserved.
These US leaders altered the course of history in major ways. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down the American presidents who, for better 或者 for worse, changed history the most.