The form of government agreed to by the Framers at the Conventions is a republic that more specifically refers to a/an __________.

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A republic is a form of indirect democracy, in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf. This was the form of government agreed to by the Framers at the Conventions. It is not a monarchy, in which power is held by a single hereditary ruler, nor is it a direct democracy, in which citizens vote directly on laws and policies without representation.

The Form of Government Agreed to by the Framers at the Conventions