The United States Declaration of Independence was written in an announcement that the thirteen American colonies had become newly independent sovereign states, and which were no longer under the rule of the British Empire. On July, 2^nd, 1776, John Adams had drafted the formal Declaration waiting for the Congress to vote for independence. The document itself did not contain only the Declaration of Independence of the United States, but also, it included listings of colonial grievances against George King III. The Document asserted natural and legal rights such as the right of revolution. On the other hand, the Pledge of Allegiance was a United States Code that created an allegiance to the republic of the United States of American and the Flag of the United States. According to the Flag code, people were supposed to stand at attention while facing the flag with their right hand over the chests (Fervor, 2013).

There is a difference between republicanism and democracy; as such, not only has people failed to keep them, but they do not even know their meanings. Republicanism refers to the representation of the government in form of rule by law (constitution). On the other hand, democracy refers to the direct government that is ruled by the majority. Republicanism involves certain public policies such as statesmanship, justice, liberty and the regulation of authority though the election of public officials by the people. Democracy involves social issues such as attitudes towards communist property, the government of the masses and the deliberation from prejudice. However, democracy and republicanism have been ineffective and inefficient. Democracy and republicanism can lead to self-destruction when the majority people vote out the minority people based on the promises from the public treasury. The present government structures have not followed the intents of the founding fathers. The legitimate functions of the government no longer promote democracy; as a result, the present governance has taken a form of dictatorship. However, the current governance cannot return to the original Founders because it seems to be untrue that they created democracy at all. Instead, the Founding fathers mentioned republic but failed to address democracy. As a result, democracy has been seen a spectacle of turbulence and contention (Fervor, 2013).

References

Fervor, T. (2013). The Myth of American Democracy: The Deification of Democratic

Governance and the Subversion of Individual Liberty. New York, NY: iUniverse

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