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==Legal terminology==

==Legal terminology==

The term ''republic'' does not appear in the [[Declaration of Independence (United States)|Declaration of Independence]], but does appear in Article IV of the Constitution which "guarantee[s] to every State in this Union a Republican form of Government." What exactly the writers of the constitution felt this should mean is uncertain.  The [[SCOTUS|Supreme Court]] in ''[[Luther v. Borden]]'' declared that the definition of ''republic'' was a "political question" in which it would not intervene. In two later cases it did establish a basic definition. In ''[[United States v. Cruikshank]]'' the court ruled that the "equal rights of citizens" were inherent to the idea of republic. In ''[[re Duncan]]'' it ruled that the "right of the people to choose their government" is also part of the definition.  It is also generally assumed that the clause prevents any state from being a monarchy — or a dictatorship.

The term ''republic'' does not appear in the [[Declaration of Independence]], but does appear in Article IV of the Constitution which "guarantee[s] to every State in this Union a Republican form of Government." What exactly the writers of the constitution felt this should mean is uncertain.  The [[SCOTUS|Supreme Court]] in ''[[Luther v. Borden]]'' declared that the definition of ''republic'' was a "political question" in which it would not intervene. In two later cases it did establish a basic definition. In ''[[United States v. Cruikshank]]'' the court ruled that the "equal rights of citizens" were inherent to the idea of republic. In ''[[re Duncan]]'' it ruled that the "right of the people to choose their government" is also part of the definition.  It is also generally assumed that the clause prevents any state from being a monarchy — or a dictatorship.

===Democracy===

===Democracy===