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A law which took effect today says Utah students must learn the U.S. is a compound constitutional republic, not a democracy.
Kearns high school senior Bethanie Butterfield said she has already been learning that in school.
"We vote for the people who represent us. So everybody does have a say, everyone does get to vote if they choose to."
Aaron Phetsany, who is currently taking a class in government class said, "That's what we were sort of talking about just today. We were having a debate over whether we should keep the electoral college."
Utah lawmakers said they wanted to make sure the distinction is made clear to students. Now the state board of education is working on making those changes to the curriculum.
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