Friday, January 4, 2008

SDL Research on Political systems

Definition of republic:
1. a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.
2. a state in which the head of government is not a monarch or other hereditary head of state.
~ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/republic]

Characteristics of republic
In most modern republic the head of state is termed president. Other titles that have been used are consul, doge, archon and many others. In republics that are also democracies the head of state is appointed as the result of an election. This election can be indirect, such as if a council of some sort is elected by the people, and this council then elects the head of state. In these kinds of republics the usual term for a president is in the range of four to six years.
~ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic]
List of Republics
1. Federal republics are federal states in which the administrative divisions (states or provinces) theoretically retain a degree of autonomy which is constitutionally protected, and cannot be revoked unilaterally by the national government. Example: United states(since 1789), India (since Jan 26, 1950)
2. People’s republic meant to be governed by the people, this name is often (not always) used by communist states. Example: People’s Republic of China, North Korea.
~ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_republics]

Links for Democracy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_%28varieties%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy

Links for communism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism

http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/11/prin-com.htm

http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/communism.htm



Links for socialism

http://www.marxist.net/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook33.html

Links for dictatorship

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatorship

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Nazi_Germany_dictatorship.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dictatorship

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