A republic is a form of democracy. It's a representational democracy. What you're talking about with mob rule is called a direct democracy.
The United States is a representative democracy. This means that our government is elected by citizens. Here, citizens vote for their government officials. These officials represent the citizens' ideas and concerns in government. -USCISdotgov
That's from the US government Citizenship and Immigration Services. It helps explain things like what a representative democracy is to immigrants. They have some very easy to understand booklets and quiz sheets, if you're interested in learning more about it.
A republic is a form of democracy. It's a representational democracy. What you're talking about with mob rule is called a direct democracy.
The United States is a representative democracy. This means that our government is elected by citizens. Here, citizens vote for their government officials. These officials represent the citizens' ideas and concerns in government. -USCISdotgov
That's from the US government Citizenship and Immigration Services. It helps explain things like what a representative democracy is to immigrants.
A republic is a form of democracy. It's a representational democracy.