Republics And Republic Government Flashcards
(10 cards)
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The origins of republican ideals
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- Greek and roman influences like Aristotle and Cicero
- res Publica (commonwealth)
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The ‘peoples’ representative institutions
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- Dutch republic, states general met in Amsterdam
- English commonwealth, parliament
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Italian city republics
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- medieval communes, a town which acquired self government institutions
- bound by an oath btwrrn citizens
- extreme regional differences, not a democracy
5
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The republic of Venice
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- europes oldest republic, established in the 7th century
- carefully balanced political system
- council of 10 most powerful
- Mediterranean empire
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The Swiss confederacy
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- emerged in the 13 and 14 hundreds out of regional conflict
- 13 cantons with a number of associate members
- confession divisions emerged in the 1520/30s
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The republic of Geneva
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- asserted independence from the house of savoy in 1530s
- tiny state which nonetheless survived the attempts of its catholic neighbor savoy to aubjungate it
- can be identified with Calvinism
- 1700s brought frequent unrest and revolution
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau born in 1712
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The Dutch republic
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- emerged as a result of Hapsburg conflict
- pacification of Ghent 1576
- 7 northern provinces
- act of abjuration renounced Phillip II authority and declared its right to choose another prince
9
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The Dutch golden age
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- became perhaps the wealthiest of the European states
- Amsterdam became a major financial, banking and commercial hub
- Dutch east India company founded 1602
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Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth
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- kingdom of Poland and duchy of Lithuania were united in the union of Lublin
- government of an elected monarch, senate and parliament, usually of nobles
- election of 1573 elected unsuitable king henry of Anjou
