Characteristics Of a Republic

A correct Republic uses democratic rules to reach good results in governing. Here are some of the important rules:

 ·       All authority to govern a country or nation comes from their citizens. The citizens give their political power and their rights to representatives, who decide to establish laws to regulate different matters.

·       All representatives of the government must be elected. Family relations do not count to get an official function.

·       The representatives are elected for a fixed period of time (two, four, five, six, ten years). Sometimes their re-election is possible, sometimes they are limited.

·       The election process must be fair. Ballot boxes, polling stations, election materials must be put in place and available in sufficient numbers that the citizens can easily participate.

·       The elections must be secret, the personal choice of a voter is not public. The citizens must have a choice and their votes go secretly to the official counting.

·       Family related appointments are forbidden or not well respected. When family members are put in function, that is called nepotism.

·       All representatives of a government must fulfill their tasks with honesty, the best knowledge and belief.

·       Political power is formed in laws. There are different rules to approve a law, sometimes two bodies of representatives must agree, sometimes a signature by a president is needed.