Questions tagged [republic]
A form of government in which power is explicitly vested in the people, who in turn exercise their power through elected representatives.
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What are the main influences of the French "republican socialists" (Pierre Leroux, Louis Blanc, Jean-Jaurès)?
What are the main influences of the French "republican socialists" (e.g. Pierre Leroux, Louis Blanc, Jean-Jaurès)?
In particular, can we trace back their ideology to Saint-Simon and Comte, ...
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What is the difference between a Republic and a Representative Democracy?
What is the difference between a Republic and a Representative Democracy?
Are these the same thing and merely an issue of semantics, or is there a functional difference?
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How does modern day lobbying align with the ideals of Popular Sovereignty?
A core principle of The Declaration of Independence, Popular Sovereignty, is the idea that a government only exists to serve the will of the individuals it represents.
I understand this to mean that ...
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How do we know U.S. elections are free and fair with accurate counting of the popular votes?
People speculate that votes are not properly counted -- even in the U.S. Have Gallup polls or well-respected independent entities tried to confirm U.S. election outcomes?
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How was Barbados able to remove the Queen as head of state without a referendum?
I have been reading about Barbados removing the Queen as its head of state and replacing the monarchy with a presidential system. I thought this was taking place after a referendum, but I then saw ...
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Is Vietnam an autocracy or a republic?
I am not really sure about the difference in meaning of "autocratic" and "republican". The only thing in my mind is that autocratic is a country where power is centered around one ...
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What are the limitations on the structure of a US state government?
Upon a quick scan of the U.S. Constitution, the only direct reference I find as to how state governments are to be structured is in article IV, section 4:
"The United States shall guarantee to ...
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What's the purpose of prime ministers in presidential republics?
The US doesn't have a prime minister and is doing well without one. But many other presidential republics do have a PM. What's the purpose of prime ministers in presidential republics (note, I'm not ...
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Do parliamentary republics have constitutions?
I was looking at the CIA World Factbook and I came across the government type of a parliamentary republic. This is obviously not the same thing as a constitutional republic. I was wondering about the ...
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Is it possible for Khomeinism to be a part of a democratic system?
Modern Iran is an authoritarian theocratic republic that follows the Khomeinism political ideology. However, some followers of Khomeini believe that the Khomeinism ideology was supposed to be a ...
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What is the constitutional logic for a republic to have a sovereign immunity law?
Looking at this list, it seems like most sovereign immunity laws exist in countries with monarchies, which makes sense both historically (an artifact of the principle of rex non potest peccare); and ...
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How might the United Kingdom become a republic?
If prospective United Kingdom MPs must swear allegiance to the monarch, and if MPs are needed to change laws, how might the UK become a republic, assuming sufficient public support?
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Was the 1800 US presidential election the first intentional, peaceful transfer of national control?
Historians say the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800 was the first time a nation's ruling faction willingly ceded authority to their opposition, simply because they agreed to do so, rather than due ...
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Why is the U.S. the only Presidential Republic that provides for an indirect election of the President?
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In Electoral College Reform: Contemporary Issues for Congress, Thomas H. Neale states that the United States takes an unusual approach to Presidential and Vice Presidential elections on ...
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Why do the U.S. (and other republics) not have separate capital cities for each branch of government?
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In South Africa, the cities of Bloemfontein, Cape Town, and Johannesburg are the seats of power for the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches of government.
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What does co-operative republic mean?
The formal name of Guyana is "Co-operative Republic of Guyana". What does co-operative republic mean and how is it different from normal republics?
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USA -- Republic or Democracy? [duplicate]
I am recalling a slogan of the John Birch Society from back, I think, in the early 60s:
This is a republic, not a democracy. Let's keep it that way!
Without starting partisan bickering, what ...
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What is importance of the Origination Clause?
The Origination Clause states that all bills for raising revenue must start in the House of Representatives, but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as in the case of other bills.
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What's the difference between democratic republics and republics? [closed]
According to Democracy vs Republic
In a Republic,
All eligible citizens get equal say in decisions with protection of
unalienable rights to individuals
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Most modern nations—including ...
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What is the point of unlimited terms?
Terms limit is defined by Wikipedia as:
A legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office
In many countries, the prime ministers are only ...
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What international relations is Australia missing out on by being a constitutional monarchy?
For my debate, I have to argue in favour of Australia being a republic. I'm planning on one of my points being that by still being a monarchy, Australia is missing out on multiple international ...
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Leading readings of the Guarantee Clause of the US Constitution
One of the many evergreen arguments in US politics is the nature of the Federal Government, whether it is a republic or a democracy. Part of the issue is that it is never explicitly stated in the ...
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Statistics on how many politicians in each country are related?
In the last American election, I read an article where a Chinese citizen asked: if America is a republic, why are so many presidents and presidential candidates related?
This got me thinking.
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What is a Republic?
The question "What is a Republic?" has been half-asked more than once
on this website (see this question, this one and last but not least this other one). However, it seems it has never been answered ...
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Is Switzerland a republic?
I always thought that Switzerland was neither a monarchy nor a republic. The members of the federal council are not here by inheritance, nor are they elected by the people. Instead, they are elected ...
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Do Sunnis support monarchy and Shias support republic?
In several accounts about the Sunni-Shia conflicts erupting in the Middle East (such as this one) the Sunnis are usually viewed as taking the side of a monarchy and the Shia the side of the rebels ...
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Transition from parliamentary to presidential Republic?
Did any country in recent century successfully transitioned from parliamentary to presidential Republic (both of them reasonably unambiguously democratic - I'm pretty open as far as inclusiveness)?
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Why does India's Constitution say it's a “Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic”?
The constitution of India states the following:
We, The People of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India
into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure
to all ...
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Why is it obligatory to say "republic" in "Czech Republic" and "Dominican Republic"?
More than half of the countries of the world are officially republics, yet most often you can omit the "republic" part when referring to the country. Examples :
French Republic -> France
People's ...
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Is the UK a republic?
Obviously not in name, but in theory.
The UK is a representative democracy; its administration is elected by the people, who are recognised as citizens, not subjects, enjoying the various freedoms (...
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List of appointed offices in the US at the state level
Where can I find a list of political offices in the US, held at the state level, that are appointed rather than elected?
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Why do party's candidature requirements exist in some countries?
The Republic by the Spanish Wikipedia is:
Republic (from latin res publica, «the politic, the public»), in a wide sense, is a politic system based on the law's empire, the law ( the constitution) ...
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