What is Republicanism?
'''Republicanism''' is the [[ideology]] of governing a [[nation]] as a [[republic]] with an emphasis on [[liberty]] and the [[civic virtue]] practiced by [[citizen]]s. Republicanism always stands in opposition to [[aristocracy]], [[oligarchy]], [[monarchy]], and [[dictatorship]]. More broadly, it refers to a [[politics|political system]] that protects [[liberty]], especially by incorporating a [[rule of law]] that cannot be arbitrarily ignored by the government. == United States == According to [[John Adams]], “They define a [[republic]] to be a [[government]] of [[law]]s, and not of men.” Much of the [[literature]] deals with the issue of what sort of values and behavior by the citizens is necessary if the [[republic]] is to survive and flourish; the emphasis has been on widespread citizen participation, [[civic virtue]], and opposition to [[corruption]]. == Commonwealth realms == Many [[Commonwealth realm|Commonwealth realms]] (countries which have the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British Monarch]] as their [[head of state]]) have political movements to become republics. For example, the [[Prime Minister of Jamaica|Prime Minister]] of [[Jamaica]] said that it will become a republic by [[2025]]. In [[1999]], [[Australia]] had a vote to decide whether or not to keep the monarchy. The result was a majority supporting the monarchy. ==Other websites== * [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/republicanism/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry] * [http://makepeace.ca/respublica/en/ Res Publica: an international anti-monarchy Web directory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203110127/http://makepeace.ca/respublica/en/ |date=2009-12-03 }} {{Politics-stub}} {{Political ideologies}} {{Social and political philosophy}} [[Category:Political ideologies]]