I’m almost 50. I said the pledge of allegiance every day. Our education system is so messed up that they didn’t bother to explain what it meant.
Hell, I’m old enough that I also sang ‘Zippity Doo Dah ‘ every day also. Plus, we had the strap in school. Teachers and principals taking their anger out on 10 years olds. That was weird.
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A republic is the opposite of monarchy. Instead of a monarch who inherits the highest position in the country, a republic has some type of elected official who holds that position.
A republic is the opposite of monarchy. Instead of a monarch who inherits the highest position in the country, a republic has some type of elected official who holds that position.
it’s kind of a hybrid. a republic is where the people elect representatives to make the day to day decisions and the general stuff. as opposed to a true democracy where every citizen would vote on very issue/bill/proposal/whatever.
for some issues, the elected representatives, ie mayor, senator, etc make all the decisions and this is more true for the federal government. for local and state issues, it’s more a democracy where addendums are put onto the ballot for everyone to vote on.
A republic is the opposite of monarchy. Instead of a monarch who inherits the highest position in the country, a republic has some type of elected official who holds that position.
it’s kind of a hybrid. a republic is where the people elect representatives to make the day to day decisions and the general stuff. as opposed to a true democracy where every citizen would vote on very issue/bill/proposal/whatever.
for some issues, the elected representatives, ie mayor, senator, etc make all the decisions and this is more true for the federal government. for local and state issues, it’s more a democracy where addendums are put onto the ballot for everyone to vote on.
it’s kind of a hybrid. a republic is where the people elect representatives to make the day to day decisions and the general stuff. as opposed to a true democracy where every citizen would vote on very issue/bill/proposal/whatever.
for some issues, the elected representatives, ie mayor, senator, etc make all the decisions and this is more true for the federal government. for local and state issues, it’s more a democracy where addendums are put onto the ballot for everyone to vote on.
The way I think of it is:
A democracy is a system where people decide the way their country is run, rather than a system where the decisions are made by the nobility or royalty. If the people decide what to do in a big consensus or meeting, that would be direct or pure democracy.
Because most nations are WAY too big for every person to meet together, the people elect representatives to advocate for them in the government. That system is a Republic instead of direct democracy.
It’s simply the Latin for “the people’s thing” (res publica) and is a synonym for the Greek “demokratia” (the people’s rule). For some reason people want republic to mean a representative democracy, and while it can be, it doesn’t need to be, as republics can also have direct democracy components (see California).
It’s simply the Latin for “the people’s thing” (res publica) and is a synonym for the Greek “demokratia” (the people’s rule). For some reason people want republic to mean a representative democracy, and while it can be, it doesn’t need to be, as republics can also have direct democracy components (see California).
It’s simply the Latin for “the people’s thing” (res publica) and is a synonym for the Greek “demokratia” (the people’s rule). For some reason people want republic to mean a representative democracy, and while it can be, it doesn’t need to be, as republics can also have direct democracy components (see California).
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