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The type of government in which citizens choose representatives to run the government is a representative government. This is the type of government that the United States borrowed from Greece once their independence from Great Britain was obtained.

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Why does the House of Representatives favor the larger states?

Unlike the Senate, which gives two Senators to every state, the House of Representatives gives a number of representatives to each state, in proportion to the population of that state. So larger states have more representatives. This logically follows from the idea that all citizens are represented equally in a democracy. A million citizens in one state would logically have ten times the representation of a hundred thousand citizens in a smaller state.


How were representatives to the Constitutional Convention chosen?

By the legislatures of the different state. Each state government chose their representatives to the Constitutional Convention


How does citizen participation influence government at the state level?

They elect representatives to carry out their will in what is called republicanism.


What is Difference between union of soviet socialist republics and republic of US?

The only similarity is the idea of a republic in which citizens vote to elect representatives that represent the people in government. The USSR was a communist state in which the economics are handled by the govermment, and there is no personal land owner ship. The US is unlike this, and has a mixed economy; the government only becomes involved in the economy when it needs to prevent it from totally falling out, and land ownership is in the hands of the individual citizens.


Is a republic a nation or state?

A republic is a form of government, not a specific nation or state. It typically refers to a political system where representatives are elected by the citizens to make decisions on their behalf, emphasizing principles like rule of law and individual rights. Republics can exist within various nations or states, and they can vary significantly in size and structure.

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What was the state in which the citizens choose representatives to run the government in Ancient Rome?

It was the Roman Republic


Which 3 levels of government do American citizens choose representatives?

Well, the three levels of government for which American citizens choose reprisenitives are:President,governer,Mayor.


State in which citizens chose representatives to run the government in ancient Rome?

The Roman Republic.


Is the Cuban government a republic?

No, a republic is a form of government in which the citizens elect representatives to head the country. Cuba is recognized as a communist state. Although the representatives in a republic state are elected. Cuba's political system is that of a dictatorship and the representative is not elected by the people


What is a nation or state in which the citizens elect representatives to manage the government which is usually headed by a president rather than a Monarch?

republic


How many female representatives are their in central and state government in haryana?

how many female representatives are their in state government of haryana


What are elected representatives chosen by state citizens referred as?

legislators


What are state citizens that elect legislative representatives referred to as?

constituents


What belief is built on the First Amendment's guarantees that the government will not choose an official religion or prevent citizens from practicing any religion they choose?

the separation of church and state


What belief is built on the first amendment’s guarantee that the government will not choose an official religion or prevent citizens from practicing any religion they choose?

the separation of church and state


Why does the House of Representatives favor the larger states?

Unlike the Senate, which gives two Senators to every state, the House of Representatives gives a number of representatives to each state, in proportion to the population of that state. So larger states have more representatives. This logically follows from the idea that all citizens are represented equally in a democracy. A million citizens in one state would logically have ten times the representation of a hundred thousand citizens in a smaller state.


How does New Mexico choose their representatives?

By state election