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A republic is the rule of law: the rulers are included in a body of citizens from whom leaders are selected and all people are subject to the laws enacted by that body. A democracy is a regime type where power and legitimacy of power rests directly with the people; they select, check, and are represented by themselves as opposed to any singular social group (e.g.) nobility, monarchy, etc.)
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Citizens are expected to participate more actively in a democracy, having a dominate say on all laws and beliefs passed.
In a republic, citizens do not participate as directly, they elect a local representative to govern for them and make a call on all rules.
Both America and Australia are run as republics but claim to be democratic societies. However, this can be explained by the fact that true democracy is sometimes called "direct democracy" while a republic can be called and "indirect democracy" is the people still play a role in government despite not directly controlling it.
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Why did the ancient Greek city-state Athens have a direct democracy while the Romans had a republic?
Republic and democracy are two different things. A Republic can be a democracy, just as a constitutional monarchy today can be a democracy. Democracy existed in the Roman Republic, as it had three different assemblies of the citizens (Centuriate, Tribal, Plebeian). Athens went through phases - monarchy, oligarchy, limited democracy, radical democracy.
What type of democracy did the roman-republic practice?
Technically, the Romans had a republic, not a democracy. Romans voted for their political leaders (consuls, praetors, tribunes, aediles, and quaestors). Elected politicians gained entry into the Senate, the ruling political body of the Republic. The elected officials also ran the military campaigns.
Is Hungary a republic or democracy?
Hungary is a democracy and a republic.
How were the political systems of the Roman empire and the Roman republic different?
the Empire was virtually a Dictatorship and the republic was a democracy
What kind of democracy is a republic?
a republic is a absolute democracy
What makes a republic different from a democracy-?
Citizens are expected to participate more actively in a democracy. in a republic, citizens do not participate as directly.
How was democracy different from US democracy?
In a democracy you are expected to participate more actively. The USA doesn't have a democracy. It has a federal constitutional republic where you don't participate as directly.
What are the different tpes of government?
they are domecracy republic monarchy and dictatorshp
Does Tanzania have true democracy?
No it does not. They are a republic and not a democracy. There is no head of state in a republic.
A government based on a representative democracy is called a?
A republic is also called a representative democracy.
What form of democracy is the US?
The US government is a republic, and a representative democracy.
Where is democracy practiced?
It takes place in different countries and can be any where or every where
