On April 19th, 1775, the earth shook as the first shots of the American Revolution rang out. The fault had finally slipped forcing a Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. So began the making of a new Republic, an American Republic. A new Representative Democracy. That is what the United States is, a Republic, NOT a Democracy. Republics have elected representatives which represent, legislate, and govern in the people's interests. Democracy, or citizenship democracy is government of the masses --the mob, or any other direct meeting by the mob. Thus, evolving into a mobocracy; resulting in views of Communism,...