Republicanism: Republicanism is a political ideology that emphasizes the importance of citizenship, civic virtue, and the rule of law in a republic. Republicans believe that the people should have sovereignty, and that government should be accountable to the people. See also Republic, State, Society, Democracy, Constitution, Parliamentary system._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |