Definition of bill of lading (B/L): A document issued by a carrier, or its agent, to the shipper as a contract of carriage of goods. It is also a receipt for cargo accepted for transportation, and must be presented for taking delivery ...
We often hear the claim that our nation is a democracy. That wasnât the vision of the founders. They saw democracy as another form of tyranny. If weâve become a democracy, I guarantee you that the founders would be deeply disappointed by our betrayal of their vision. The founders intended, and laid out the ground rules, for our nation to be a republic.
The United States is a federal republic, and operates under a form of representative democracy whereby people are elected to represent the will of their respective home region â¦ s (rather than a direct democracy where decisions are put to a vote of the citizenry).