What is REPUBLICANISM?

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Republicanism is an ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic (rather than as a monarchy or dictatorship) under which the people hold popular sovereignty. Many countries are "republics" in the sense that they are not monarchies. However, this article covers only the ideology of republicanism.

Republicanism emerged in the Roman Republic, where the founders of the Republic—Lucius Junius Brutus and Collatinus—denounced the former Roman Kingdom, and had the Roman people declare a solemn oath to never allow monarchy to return.

The ideology practically vanished in ancient Rome. It revived in Renaissance Florence, and then in early modern Britain. It became a powerful force in Britain's North American colonies where it led to the American Revolution. In Europe it gained enormous influence through the French Revolution. After 1800, it spread widely in Europe and European colonies. Republicanism in the United States has been a powerful force in the country since 1776.