Info Correction: Oops! I Made a Mistake

Expect the Unexpected

After all these years living in the USA, I still have more to learn about how the government operates in this country.

This morning, I posted a Substack article, My Story: Immigrating to the US. In that article, I stated that the United States is a Democratic Republic.

My Substack friend and fellow writer Jean-Baptiste Guillory graciously informed me the United States is not a Democratic Republic.

Since the end of WWII, the term Democratic Republic has customarily been associated with countries that are, in fact, undemocratic.

The United States is a Constitutional Republic.

Simplistically, a Constitutional Republic is “A form of government in which officials are elected by citizens to lead them as directed by their country’s constitution.”

I strive to share accurate information in my Substack, so I wanted to pass this correct information on to you, my readers. Many of you probably caught my error. Consider it proof that I am still a work in progress as I learn about how the US government functions.

I’d like to recommend Jean-Baptiste’s Substack to you.

He writes on a variety of historical topics, and the depth of research that he puts into each article is impressive.

His Substack is: https://substack.com/@jeanbaptisteguillory

Watch for the next posting to Expect the Unexpected as my friend Petra and I go on a road trip exploring the area surrounding Dresden, Germany.