I’m a Republican. I want to make that perfectly clear. I come from a family of Republicans. I have conservative values. I also see the need for some social programs. In the richest country in the world, no one should go to bed hungry, no one should live on the street, and the government should […]
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Our Constitution specifically begins “We the People” indicating the establishment of our government by the People: a democracy. A democracy can be administered either directly by the People or, as in the case of America, through elected representatives. A great article on the subject of democracy or republic was penned by Jay Cast in the
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So what is a republic and how is it governed? The most important aspect of a republic is that it is not ruled by a monarch. A republic is truly a public form of government by which people act to establish common welfare. The republic form of government must be fully understood so the people
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The preamble of The Constitution is the single statement that frames our republic form of government in these United States. That republic is then detailed in the Articles of the Constitution. Our government’s responsibilities are defined in Article IV, Section 4 which states, “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a
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“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” The Constitution is
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