A republic, ma'am, if you can keep it

The words "democracy" or "democratic" appear 34 times in the constitution of the People's Republic of China. How many times do they appear in the U.S. Constitution? Or in the constitutions of the 50 states? (The reader will note that GOD is referenced in ALL 50 state constitutions! Take that, ACLU!)

And what does this have to do with the death of Antoine Lavoisier, the "father" of modern chemistry?