Federal Republic
Sovereign state designation
A federal republic is a form of government combining federalism—where power is divided between a central authority and constituent states or regions—with republican principles, meaning citizens elect representatives rather than being ruled by a monarch.
The United States, Germany, and Brazil are federal republics.
The constitution established a federal republic with significant powers reserved to the states.
- nation stateCulturally homogeneous political entity
- concurrent powersPowers held by multiple governments
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
- founding fathersMale originators of institutions
- central authoritySingle governing power source
state governments · member states · popular sovereignty · enumerated powers · reserved powers · constitutional amendment · representative democracy · Germany · basic law · bicameral legislature · checks and balances · Bundesrat · Switzerland · decentralization · separation of powers · division of powers · rule of law · political system
Federal Republicabsolute monarchy
Unrestricted single-ruler government
centralized government · empire · autocracy · dictatorship · authoritarian regime
Federal Republicabsolute monarchy
Unrestricted single-ruler government
monarchy · hereditary monarchy · kingdom · empire · sultanate
Federal Republicdictatorship
Unchecked single-ruler government
autocracy · authoritarian regime · tyranny · absolute monarchy · police state
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