What is the Authors purpose?
A republic form of a government is a type of democracy that much of the world uses today. In a direct democracy, all citizens are given power to voice their opinion, vote on the issue, and help run the government. However, the larger a community's population the more challenging this becomes. How could millions of people assemble to discuss bills coming up for a vote? Where could meet? To address practical concerns such as these, the United States (and other industrialized nations) has what is known as a representative democracy. A representative democracy is one in which citizens elect individuals to represent them in government. These elected officials are the people who create laws and vote on them. They are supposed to act as the people's voice when determining how the country operates. Of course, there is no guarantee that the representative will vote the same way that an individual would have voted on a particular issue. However, if people become unhappy with the way their representative votes, they can vote for a different representative in the next election. Or they can run for office themselves!