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 What makes a republic different from a democracy? Q. Citizens are required to participate in a republic. Citizens have no political role in a democracy. In republics, citizens have less direct control over government. Senators are elected for life in a democracy. Asked by . - Tue Oct 21 10:36:27 2008 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments A. DEMOCRACY: A government of the masses. Authority derived through mass meeting or any other form of "direct" expression. Results in mobocracy. Attitude toward property is communistic--negating property rights. Attitude toward law is that the will of the majority shall regulate, whether is be based upon deliberation or governed by passion, prejudice, and impulse, without restraint or regard to consequences. Results in demogogism, license, agitation, discontent, anarchy. republic: Authority is derived through the election by the people of public officials best fitted to represent them. Attitude toward law is the administration of justice in accord with fixed principles and established evidence, with a strict regard to consequences.… [cont.] Answered by Skyler K - Tue Oct 21 10:44:28 2008 What happened to the Muslim population of the independent republic of Armenia?
Q. I am sure they were consisted of at least 30-40 percent of the population of that republic whereas Armenia today is designated as 98% Armenian-pure, according to the CIA Fact Book. Therefore, I am wondering what happened to the Muslim population of Armenia. It's not an assumption, but the truth. It's not an assumption, but the truth. Asked by unknown - Mon Jun 9 08:28:38 2008 - - 5 Answers - 1 Comments A. I recommend you to read 'Men Are Like That' "''An appropriate analogy with the Jewish Holocaust might be the systematic extermination of the entire Muslim population of the independent republic of Armenia which consisted of at least 30-40 percent of the population of that republic. The memoirs of an Armenian army officer who participated in and eye-witnessed these atrocities was published in the U.S. in 1926 with the title 'Men Are Like That.' Other references abound.'' Rachel A. Bortnick - The Jewish Times - June 21, 1990." Only by reading an Armenian confession is enough: "Confession of a Dashnak in 1918 on his activities in Basar-Kechar region."I killed Muslims by every means possible. Yet it is sometimes a pity to waste bullets for… [cont.] Answered by Lady Teacher - Mon Jun 9 20:46:55 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "republic"  bbc.co.uk Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:56:44 GMT+00:00 of Ireland over 50 burglaries BBC News Ten men have been arrested after Irish police carried out a series of 22 raids on Tuesday. The men, all Albanian, aged between 30 and 44, were arrested in ...  hollywoodnews.com Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:35:15 GMT+00:00 Hollywoodnews.com This journey takes her to the Steampunk-inspired capital of the modern Avatar universe, Republic City, which Nickelodeon describes in a press release as a ... 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Sequel Coming To Nickelodeon MTV.com 'Avatar: The Last Airbender': Nickelodeon Greenlights TV Spinoff 'The Legend ... Wall Street Journal (blog) Legend Of Korra: The New Avatar Series TBG Magazine The Associated Press - GamerCenterOnline (blog)  in.reuters.com Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:49:34 GMT+00:00 Reuters India A man walks past the headquarters of the central bank of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, January 19, 2010. BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central ... From Google News Search: "republic"  fantamodellismo.altervista.org 600px x 800px | 33.50kB [source page]  sandovalsignpost.com 450px x 338px | 39.30kB [source page] Greg McKay with his model of The Great Republic  armeniapedia.org 480px x 640px | 62.30kB [source page] File links No higher resolution available From Yahoo Image Search: "republic"  planet-iran.com Zand-Bon Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:01:27 GM The Eight-Armed Threat to the Islamic . Republic. . Posted by Zand-Bon on Jul 28th, 2010 and filed under Feature Articles, Photos. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this ...  printweek.com unknown ue, 27 Jul 2010 10:28:00 GM Online community Digital Print . Republic. has added a tool for calculating ink coverage breakdowns from print-ready PDF files.  massively.com Larry Everett Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:00:00 GM The community of Star Wars: The Old . Republic. did not quite make the Twitter and Facebook goals, so the developers decided to punish us by announcing another species that we will not be able to play. (Just kidding, it wasn't punishment. ... From Google Blog Search: "republic" |
