Re·pub·lic noun \ri-ˈpə-blik\ : a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a king or queen 1 a (1) : a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president (2) : a political unit (as a nation) having such a form of government b (1) : a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law (2) : a political unit (as a nation) having such a form of government c : a usually specified republican government of a political unit <the French Fourth Republic> 2 : a body of persons freely engaged in a specified activity <the republic of letters> 3 : a constituent political and territorial unit of the former nations of Czechoslovakia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or Yugoslavia First this is what the USA is, a representative Republic, Representatives that represent the public interest by serving different areas within our borders. The Majority does not rule completely as the minority is protected through natural law, which include natural rights. This natural law is represented by the Constitution. The Constitution is the final arbiter of the law represented by the Supreme Court. The people are represented by Congress and the Governments needs represented by the President. Take a close look at what the Presidents interest is. so·cial·ism noun \ˈsō-shə-ˌli-zəm\ : a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies 1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods 2 a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state 3 : a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done This is the form of government formed by the national Socialist of Germany, you will know them better as Nazi’s. The government was in charge and owned all property. We all know how this experiment ended. | De·moc·ra·cy noun \di-ˈmä-krə-sē\ : a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting : a country ruled by democracy : an organization or situation in which everyone is treated equally and has equal rights 1 a : government by the people; especially : rule of the majority b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections 2 : a political unit that has a democratic government 3 capitalized : the principles and policies of the Democratic party in the United States <from emancipation Republicanism to New Deal Democracy — C. M. Roberts> 4 : the common people especially when constituting the source of political authority 5 : the absence of hereditary or arbitrary class distinctions or privileges This is the government of the ancient Greeks and is the basis of our current system. This form of government was a great start but still had flaws. Such as the Majority rule in all things. If the majority decided a group of people must die then it was the law of the land. Minority interests in this form of government had little protection. com·mu·nism noun \ˈkäm-yə-ˌni-zəm, -yü-\ : a way of organizing a society in which the government owns the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) and there is no privately owned property 1 a : a theory advocating elimination of private property b : a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed 2 capitalized a : a doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism that was the official ideology of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics b : a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production c : a final stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably d : communist systems collectively Interestingly enough this is the government of China, Korea, Cuba and the old Soviet Republic. This government like the Socialist government is run by the government officials and all property is owned by government. This system is supposed to end with the leader stepping down and the departments running themselves. This has never happened in human history. |
I have been asked several time recently to explain governmental differences to people so I thought I would write an article that helps explain what the different systems are and where we as a nation fit as well as the faults of what have been failed systems. .A few notes about the above information. All Definitions come straight from Merriam Webster. The flags were chosen as the best representations of nations following those governmental systems. Please remember that this is an opinion site and the commentary was placed by myself and represents no one else's opinion
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