I agree that most of the worlds governments are republics but for how many are democracies, I think only half of these countries are democracies.
note: Sudan is a republic but it is mostly authoritarian. So was Egypt before the Arab Spring. Many African countries are republics but they are dominated by just one party.
yes, true
A common definition of “republic” is, to quote the American Heritage Dictionary, “A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them”
k
There are many types of government. For example, there are democracies, republics, monarchies, communistic governments, tribal governments, and theocracies. Most of the world, however, has some form of a democracy.
They are both democracies.
k
Because they are ruled by governments that can be voted out.
Mostly monarchies but they also have democracies and governments similar to the USA.
Yes, but only formal democracies.
I think it was because only white men who owned property could vote or be elected representatives
multiparty
Colonial governments were not true democracies primarily because they were often imposed by colonial powers that disregarded the political rights and voices of the indigenous populations. Decision-making was typically concentrated in the hands of a few colonial officials or settlers, excluding local inhabitants from meaningful participation in governance. Additionally, many colonies operated under systems that denied basic civil liberties and suffrage based on race, class, or gender, further undermining democratic principles. As a result, these governments lacked the essential elements of representation and accountability characteristic of true democracies.