要澄清一下,美国宪法全文并无提到民主,而点明美国及个州国,实行共和制度。 共和本身包含有民主,也可以说是一种民主制度的形式,并有各种制度制衡简单选举民主,例如三权分立和参议院,防止民主变成多数人暴政--本质上是寡头暴政,例如雅各宾专政。
第 四 款 合众国向本联邦各州保证实行共和政体,保护各州免遭入侵;并应州立法会或州行政长官(在州 立法会不能召集时)之请求平定内乱。
https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CHN-Constitution.pdf
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. |