The original form of democracy was the direct democracy, the people directly deliberate and decide on legislation. There are constraints on the Government in a Republic (bound by the Constitution) There are no constraints on the Government in a Democracy
Republic mainly focuses on the Constitution In the Republic system of Government, the Constitution protects the rights so no will of people can over-ride any rights.ĭemocracy majorly focuses on the general will of the people It is the will of the majority that has the right to override the existing rights In the Republic form of Government, the laws are made by those who are elected representatives of the people of the land.Ī country can have more than 1 type of democracyĪ country can also have more than 1 type of Republic In a democratic system of Government all laws are made by the majority (representatives/ people) There are 5 types of Republics namely Constitutional Republic, Parliamentary Republic, Presidential Republic, Federal Republic and Theocratic Republic There are 3 major types of democracy namely Direct democracy, Representative Democracy and Constitutional Democracy In Republic form of Government, the power belongs to individual citizens In Democracy the people have the power to themselves
