2) State the characteristics of the governance of the Republics.
3) What do you
Answers
Explanation:
1. Non-monarchy: the head of state/government is not a monarch, but an elected individual who is to be in the office for a specific period of time and, can be removed through the instrument of law if the need arises.
2. Tenured adminstration; the principal political office holders, including the members of the executive and legislature are subject to specific tenure. For example, in some countries a President can only have a maximum of two terms, if reelected. And a tenure may last four or five years.
3. Periodic elections: there must be periodic free and fair elections through which the electorate has the oppotunity to select their representatives in government and the head of the executive.
4. Partisan politics and political parties: there must be at least two political political parties so as to give the electorate choices to make when selecting whom to represent them and govern their affairs.
5. Supremacy of the Constitution: the constituion is above everyone and determine the behaviour, powers and limitations of each institutions in the state.
6.Popular sovereignty: the absolute power rests with the people, and they exercise directly influencing the governance of the state, or indirectly through their representatives.
Explanation:
The government of Rome was called a republican government. The Founders read that republican government was one in which:
- The power of government is held by the people.
- The people give power to leaders they elect to represent them and serve their interests.
- The representatives are responsible for helping all the people in the country, not just a few people.
Vocabulary Terms
- Representatives: people elected to act for others
- interests: those things which are to a person's benefit