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Types of governments - A republic or a democracy? |
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Authors: |
Sell, T. M. Vandoros, Sotiris (Ed.) |
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Abstract: |
Two fundamental versions of democracy, direct and indirect, are contrasted. The first is analysed not only with reference to the case of ancient Athens, but also in relation to the taking of initiatives and the holding of referendums in modern democracies. The second version is analysed in relation to the form of representative democracy. In addition, non-democratic regimes -monarchy, dictatorship, authoritarian regimes- are described. Besides these, the concepts of the constitution and civil rights and liberties are examined, with particular reference to the United States of America. The chapter concludes with a typological distinction between unitary state, federation and confederation.
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Linguistic Editors: |
Krokidi, Sofia |
Graphic Editors: |
Dimolas, Konstantinos |
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Chapter |
Creation Date: | 22-09-2023 |
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License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/10666 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Sell, T., & Vandoros, S. (Ed.). (2023). Types of governments - A republic or a democracy? [Chapter]. In Vandoros, S. (Ed.), & Sell, T. 2023. A primer on politics [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/10666 |
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Greek |
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A primer on politics |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |