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A republic is a form of government in which the people elect, or choose, their leaders. In most countries with a republican government, the people elect the head of the government, such as a president. They also elect other people, called representatives, to make laws.
Type of democracy. Definition. Participatory democracy. Pluralist democracy. Elite democracy. A small group of wealthy or highly-educated individuals influences political decisionmaking. Organized groups compete with each other to influence political decisionmaking. A broad group of voters influences political decisionmaking.
Vor 3 Tagen · Democracy is a system of government in which power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or through freely elected representatives. The term is derived from the Greek ‘demokratia,’ which was coined in the 5th century BCE to denote the political systems of some Greek city-states, notably Athens.
According to Madison, “The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic, are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter, to a small number of citizens elected by the rest; secondly, the greater the number of citizens, and greater sphere of country, over which the latter may be extended.”.
A country labeled a banana republic has many distinguishing features. It has weak structures of governance, which often results in widespread corruption among government officials. Poverty is common, and the government, or a very small upper class, controls all resources. Measures of social and economic inequality are therefore typically high.
In this video we take a brief look at the difference between the two forms of government - democracy and a republic. We first do an overview of the two terms...
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A form of government which represents who we are as a people and how we want to be governed. This is not about starting with a blank sheet of paper. Rather, it’s about updating our system to reflect modern Australia and to strengthen our foundations for positive, constructive future. It will be the Australian people’s model for our republic.
