Which statement best describes a difference between democracy and republic? a. citizens in a republic can either directly or indirectly influence the government, while citizens in a democracy can only indirectly influence the government through elected officials. b. citizens in a republic are granted unlimited power, while a democracy limits the citizens' power. c. citizens in a democracy can either directly or indirectly influence the government, while citizens in a republic can only indirectly influence the government through elected officials. d. citizens in a republic grant sovereignty to the government, while a democracy gets its sovereignty from an absolute monarch.