THE DISTINCTION
Sovereignty in EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON is a Republic
Sovereignty in A GROUP OF PERSONS is a Democracy
THE AUTHORITY FOR A REPUBLIC
Article 4, Section 4
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invastion; and
on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the
Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.