Republic
Republic
A
A republic
republic is
is a type of
a type of government
government inin which the people
which the people can
can elect
elect their
their
lawmakers,
lawmakers, and
and leaders to run
leaders to run a
a country.
country. The
The head
head of the government
of the government
is
is either
either a
a president
president or
or a
a prime
prime minister,
minister, depending
depending on the type
on the type of
of republic.
republic.
This system is
This system very similar
is very to aa representative
similar to representative democracy,
democracy, which
which also
also allows
allows
its
its people to elect
people to elect government
government officials.
officials. For
For this
this reason,
reason, many
many modern
modern nations
nations
refer
refer to themselves as
to themselves as democratic
democratic republics.
republics.
The term republic
The term republic can
can also
also be
be used
used for
for countries that simply
countries that simply don’t
don't have
have a
a monarch,
monarch,
but these countries
but these countries don’t
don't have
have to
to be
be democratic
democratic at all. In
at all. In other words, countries
other words, countries with
with
aa dictator
dictator can
can also
also be
be a
a republic.
republic.
When
When aa republic
republic has
has a
a president,
president, who
who is
is the
the head
head of
of government,
government, and
and also
also the
the head
head
George
George Washington,
Washington, first
first
of
of state,
state, it is
it is called a presidential
called a republic. The
presidential republic. The head
head of
of government
government is
is responsible
responsible president
president of the United
of the United States
States
for the running
for the running of the government,
of the whilst aa head
government, whilst head of
of state
state has
has a
a more
more ceremonial
ceremonial role
role
and
and represents the state
represents the state as
as a whole. Examples
a whole. Examples of
of these
these include the United
include the United States, Brazil, the
States, Brazil, the Philippines,
Philippines, and Mexico.
and Mexico.
In a parliamentary
In a republic, aa prime
parliamentary republic, prime minister
minister is the head
is the head of
of
government, and has
government, and the most
has the most political
political power.
power. AA president
president of
of aa
parliamentary
parliamentary republic
republic is the head
is the head of state and
of state and has
has a
a ceremonial
ceremonial role.
role.
Germany,
Germany, India,
India, and
and Italy
Italy are
are parliamentary
parliamentary republics.
republics.
A semi-presidential republic
A semi-presidential republic has
has a
a president,
president, who
who is the head
is the head of state,
of state,
and aa prime
and prime minister
minister who
who is
is the
the head
head of
of government.
government. However,
However, in this
in this
system, the
system, the president
president also
also has an active
has an active and
and powerful
powerful role
role in
in running
running
the government.
the government. This
This means
means that
that his
his role
role is
is not just ceremonial.
not just ceremonial. France,
France,
The
The parliament
parliament of
of the
the Italian
Italian Republic
Republic Russia,
Russia, and
and Egypt
Egypt are
are examples
examples of semi-presidential republics.
of semi-presidential republics.
One
One of
of the first republics
the first republics in the world
in the world was
was established
established in
in ancient
ancient Rome
Rome in
in
509 BC. The
509 BC. The ancient
ancient Romans
Romans created
created the
the Roman
Roman Republic, which lasted
Republic, which lasted
nearly
nearly 500 years. The
SOO years. The republic
republic was
was led
led by
by a
a group
group of
of elected
elected leaders
leaders called
called
the
the Senate.
Senate.
The
The first
first modern
modern democratic
democratic republic was set
republic was set up
up in the United
in the United States
States in
in 1788.
1788.
The
The country
country is
is led
led by
by an
an elected
elected president,
president, and the laws
and the laws are
are made
made by
by a
a group
group
of
of elected
elected officials,
officials, called
called senators
senators and
and representatives.
representatives.
Roman
Roman coin
coin depicting
depicting election,
election, 63
63 BC
BC
