We live in a republic not a democracy, yet.
Wrong
Universal Suffrage imposed via Constitutional Amendment has transformed the USA into a sure to fall Representative Democracy, something the Founders warned against, and why they were adamant about not putting the right to vote into the Constitution.
The following countries are categorized by the Democracy Index 2011 as Full democracy:[49]
1. Norway
2. Iceland
3. Denmark
4. Sweden
5. New Zealand
6. Australia
7. Switzerland
8. Canada
9. Finland
10. Netherlands
11. Luxembourg
12. Ireland
13. Austria
14. Germany
15. Malta
16. Czech Republic
17. Uruguay
18. United Kingdom
19. United States
20. Costa Rica
21. Japan
22. South Korea
23. Belgium
24. Mauritius
25. Spain