Nounrepublic (plural republics)
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A republic is a form of government in which at least a part of its people have some element of formal control over its government,, and in which the head of state is not a monarch The word "republic" is derived from the Latin phrase res publica, which can be translated as "a public affair". Both modern and ancient republics vary widely in their ideology and composition. The most common definition of a republic is a state without a monarch. In republics such as the United States and France, the executive is legitimated both by a constitution and by popular suffrage. In the United States, James Madison defined republic in terms of representative democracy as opposed to direct democracy, and this usage is still employed by many viewing themselves as "republicans". In modern political science, republicanism refers to a specific ideology that is based on civic virtue and is considered distinct from ideologies such as liberalism. Most often a republic is a sovereign country, but there are also subnational entities that are referred to as republics, or which have governments that are described as "republican" in nature. For instance, Article IV of the Constitution of the United States "guarantee[s] to every State in this Union a Republican form of Government." The Soviet Union was a single nation composed of distinct and nominally sovereign Soviet Socialist Republics. Niccolò Machiavelli described the governance and foundation of the ideal republic in his work Discourses on Livy. These writings, as well as those of his contemporaries such as Leonardo Bruni, are the foundation of the ideology political scientists call republicanism. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What are the main differences between a republic and a democracy? Q. Looking back to the Revolution, our Founding Fathers did not want our nation to be the democracy it has become, but a republic. Today, it almost seems republic and democracy are used interchangeably, but in the Revolutionary context, what are the actual differences? Asked by babylon - Wed Mar 7 19:53:54 2007 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments A. I believe that a republic describes a form of government in which the population elects representatives to make laws for them. In other words, it is a representative democracy, as opposed to a democracy in which all of the people meet and make laws. Of course, it wouldn't be practical today for everyone in a country to meet to make laws (except perhaps in the Vatican). So republics are the only kind of democracies we can have today. Answered by actuator - Wed Mar 7 20:04:02 2007 How do people from the dominican republic come to america illegally? Q. I'm doing a school project on haiti and dominican republic and I want to know how do they come to usa illegally. Asked by Kent - Wed May 12 20:33:23 2010 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. im dominican and came by air and now im a us citizen!!! Answered by chaira c - Wed May 12 22:37:03 2010 Would Australia be better off as a Republic or just stick to being a constitutional monarchy?
Q. Basically, right now we still run everything by The Queen because every law that was made has to be run through by the governor-general first. & I'm doing this assignment for school, it's like Would we be better off being republic? It would mean that the prime minister would be kicked off, and we'll need a president - therefore making our government kinda like America's right? But some people say that 'If it's not broken, why fix it?'. So what do you think? Asked by f_lovesedwardcullenxx - Mon Aug 17 02:38:47 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Do you really want some slime bag politician representing Australia? Also you wouldn't get rid of the PM, you would be replacing the Governor General with a President, so instead of the Queen appointing the Governor General, the electorate would, but that president would represent a political party, and have agendas which follow their party interest, which supersedes national interest. To become a republic is pretty much a waste of time and money, if you want my opinion anyway. Answered by Friendly Neighbourhood Atheist - Mon Aug 17 06:42:59 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "republic"  bizjournals.com Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:10:58 GMT+00:00 First Bank to drop 'First' from name Bizjournals.com (blog) Republic First Bancorp will be changing its chief subsidiary's name from Republic First Bank to Republic Bank, ... Republic Bank Hires New Regional Lender for Philadelphia Market PR Newswire (press release)  asunews.asu.edu Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:09:33 GMT+00:00 ' editor Arizona State University The Arizona Republic has established a memorial scholarship at Arizona State University in honor of the paper's recently retired managing editor Jeffrey ...  contracostatimes.com Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:41:15 GMT+00:00 Contra Costa Times The main gun deck of the Yang Man Choon, a Republic of Korea (ROK) frigate ship. (Brad Graverson / Staff Photographer) Korean ... Navy commander visits Wang Geon Ceylon Daily News From Google News Search: "republic"  elusivelucidity.com 500px x 401px | 47.70kB [source page] No wonder then that Daumier chose the maternal image over all other possibilities for his allegory of the good Republic of 1848 Motherhood for him as for most of his contemporaries was the most positive feminine image available and by the same token the least threatening  palm-trees.org 480px x 640px | 316.30kB [source page] http palm trees org Palmetum Chamaedorea metallica Split Leaf Form shtml http palm trees org Palmetum Chamaedorea metallica Entire Leaf Form shtml http palm trees org Palmetum Acrocomia aculeata Dominican Republic Form jpg http palm trees org Palmetum Livistona saribus Petiole Detail thumbnail jpg  lonestarcowboygear.com 556px x 466px | 93.90kB [source page] 2007 0 +3I live in Austin Texas and I agree with that Let the Republic of Texas rise again Leave the filthy United States behind Of course we ll be taking the entire Republic back http www lonestarcowboygear com images signs texas republic map large jpg From Yahoo Image Search: "republic"  easyonlinejobsreview.com valeri hu, 29 Jul 2010 12:59:56 GM Watch Brazil vs . Republic. of Ireland Live Streaming Online. Brazil vs . Republic. of Ireland Live Streaming Brazil vs . Republic. of Ireland friendly soccer match on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Venue: Emirates Stadium. Time: 20:05 GMT ...  ruurr.com medbuoy hu, 29 Jul 2010 01:54:54 GM The ASUS . Republic. of Gamers G51JX-X3 15.6 gaming laptop with its Core i5 processor and dedicated graphics card is made for the game. This laptop features.  banana-republic-coupons.com admin hu, 29 Jul 2010 11:10:11 GM Check out Banana . Republic. Coupons for a really fabulous online and in-store offer. It's your chance to get 30% off on their wide collection of women's tops, From Google Blog Search: "republic" |
