D. Strang wrote:
"sanjian" wrote

Are you saying that the US isn't a democracy?

That's exactly what I'm saying.


What do you call a political system that has a Legislature, a
Judiciary, and an Executive branch of government?

Not necessarily a democracy. If a dictatorial executive appoints his
legislature (or they come from the nobility) and Judiciary, does that make
it a democracy? A democracy is a form of government where the people make
the laws. A democratic government is one where the power is derived from
the people. Seperation of powers has nothing to do with a democratic
govenrment, other than the fact that it is a common feature, much in the
same way that air bags are common features in cars.