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| What is republican government? |
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A type of governemtnt where:
- citizens entrust their leaders
- citizens work cooporatively
- share common goods
- work as a whole
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Born 519-430 BC
5th Centry
From Rome
He was a Roman General who set aside his self interest to help his country for the common good.
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| Why was Cincinnatus so important? How did he demonstrate civic virtue? |
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He was a hardworking farmer who was asked by Rome to take part in being a leader for the military. the fact that he left his life and joined the military demonstrates civic virtue. He did it for the common good.
After they won the war he was asked to continue and be a dictator. Instead he returned to his life as a farmer and a citizen. He returned Rome to a Republic not a dictatorship. He was 59 years old. |
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| Father of the Constitution |
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| means that both citizens and their leaders were willing to set aside their private interests and personal concerns for the common good |
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| means that doing which is best for the community as a whole |
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| What is representative democracy? |
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| form of government where people choose a leader to make and administer laws for their country |
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interest groups
ex: political parties (Democracy/Republican) |
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citizens have the right to govern
(The power is held by the people who elect representives) |
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| entrust their power to leaders they elect to represent them and to serve their interests |
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| What is direct democracy? |
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| The people themselves control government (works best in small communties) |
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