Both are stains on the nation. Neither define government type. Ancient Athens had slaves. It is still the poster child of direct democracy.
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Just as the wheel barrel was the posture child of the car.
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I hear people in TX saying we aren't a democracy because released felons can't vote. But the nature of the .gov type is still the same.
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Slavery of American Indians also unofficially didn't count.
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Also, slavery continued in Federal territory through 1865. The EP only affected territory seeking independence and not in .gov hands.
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