When Ben Franklin walked out of the Independence Hall after the creation of the constitution, someone from the crowd yelled out to him. "Ben, what kind of government did you give us"? His response, "a republic, IF you can keep it".
You will also here that term in the pledge of allegiance.
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The United States was the first representative government.
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The Articles of Confederation was the first attempt at an American government.
America's first government was the Virginia House of Burgesses.