republican
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By 1787 Madison and the other Founders knew that the great challenge for a new constitution was to channel democratic energy into republican institutions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
And his desire for secular immortality didn’t mean he was pretending to have lofty republican sensibilities.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026
Both loyalist and republican paramilitaries are behind the practise according to Long, and she wanted to reassure those who have been targeted that they should report it to authorities.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
Traditionally, they vote once in every parliament on a republican motion to abolish the monarchy and the motion came up by coincidence on Tuesday.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
He was the talented but malevolent destroyer of republican government.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing republican
Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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"What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" Vocabulary from the speech
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Chapter 3, Sections 1–2
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