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[edit] The United States is a Constitutional Republic, NOT a Federal Republic

The United States is a Constitutional Republic. We are not a Federal Republic. Whoever wrote the Republic page is sadly mistaken. Can we repair this? It is umbarassing —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.96.69.189 (talk • contribs) 11:39, 3 December 2006 (UTC).

I think the most accurate term is Federal Constitutional Republic. All Male Action 17:56, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Which is the oldest Constitutional Republic still in existence?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marino

San Marino is the oldest constitutional republic in the world still in existence today.[2]


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_republic

The United States of America is the oldest constitutional republic in the world and the first comprehensive experiment in this conceived form of government.


How do you reconcile these two statements? Clamshack 00:22, 29 January 2007 (UTC) clam

Take a look at this FAQ thing: [1] It says San Marino is an older country, but it wasn't a constitutional republic until the early 1900's. So, it looks like the first statement is wrong. San Marino is not the oldest constitutional republic. It's the oldest country that is a constitutional republic today, would be a more accurate statement. And a trivial statement at that. All Male Action 04:12, 29 January 2007 (UTC)


CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC / OLDEST CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC / FEDERAL REPUBLIC

The terms constitutional republic and federal republic are not mutually exclusive. The former means a republic governed according to a constitution, which in turn means a legal framework (not necessarily written) to which the persons governing it are subject--"a government of laws and not of men", as the saying has it. A federal republic consists of units (whether called states, provinces, or whatever) that possess authority over signficant matters that the republic's overall government does NOT possess authority over -- a republic where the authority is split between the overall government and the governments of the constituent parts. Obvioualy the U.S. is both constitutional and federal.

San Marino has been a constitutional republic since long before 1900. It became much more democratic in 1900 than in had been before, but it's had a constitutional government ever since it became a republic--in fact, before that. San Marino is indeed the oldest surviving independent constitutional republic.

  • San Marino was a constitutional republic from about 1300. The current constitution is from 1600. It was an oligarchy until 1906. Full democracy came with female suffrage in 1958. --Dlatimer 02:46, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
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