The United States Constitution, Article 4 section 4 states: "The United States shall guarantee every state of the union a Republican form of governemnt". End of discussion. Democracy is 3 wolves and 2 sheep voting on what to have for dinner. In a republic, the sheep and wolves first write a law that states that wolves will not be shot or trapped and sheep will not be eaten. Then they sit down and vote on what to have for dinner. Rule of law is supreme over the will of the majority. Minorities are protected from an abusive majority. All parties are equal under the law. That is the safeguard of a Republic over a Democracy.