Republic

REPUBLIC

A republic (Latin: res publica) is a form of government in which the country is considered a “public matter”, not the private concern or property of the rulers.

The primary positions of power within a republic are not inherited ( it is a form of government under which the head of state is NOT a monarch), but are attained through:

democracy, oligarchy or autocracy.

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The word republic comes from the Latin term res publica, which literally means “public thing”.

The term developed its modern meaning in reference to the constitution of the ancient Roman Republic, lasting from the overthrow of the kings in 509 B.C. to the establishment of the Empire in 27 B.C.

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This constitution was characterized by:

-a Senate
composed of wealthy aristocrats and wielding significant influence

-several popular assemblies of all free citizens
possessing the power to elect magistrates and pass laws

-a series of magistracies with varying types of civil and political authority.

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