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A. I. A republic, a word used in various senses, has been applied to aristocracies and monarchies. 1. To Rome, under the kings. 2. To Sparta, though a Senate for life. 3. To Carthage, though the same. 4. To United Netherlands, though Stadtholder, hereditary nobles. 5. To Poland, though aristocracy and monarchy. 6. To Great Britain, though monarchy, etc.

II. Again, great confusion about words democracy, aristocracy, monarchy. I. Democracy defined by some, Rousseau, etc., a government exercised by the collective body of the people. a. Delegation of their power has been made the criterion of democracy.