This is a democracy due to that when this country rose against England, it was motivated to have a say in government and laws which it felt were unfair and had people to give them say in government affairs. Hence, this a representative democracy. Citizens vote for their government officials and the checks and balances prevent one branch from having too much or too little power. These officials represent the citizens' ideas and concerns in government.
It was The Virginia Plan.
The Virginia Plan: Two-house Congress with each state's representation based on state population.
vs.
New Jersey Plan: One-house Congress in which each state had equal representation.
<span>The silver standard is a monetary standard that relies of the fixed weight of silver as the economic unit of account. It became widespread from the fall of the Byzantine empire and was used by many regions including Great Britain, China, and India before being eventually replaced with the gold standard until it was abandoned during the early 20th century.</span>