republic
Republics reject hereditary sovereign rule as the basis of government. This topic is part of Government within Government & Society. This page currently draws on 45 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
republic trivia questions
In a republic, political authority is generally exercised through what?
Answer: Representatives and laws
Bonus fact: Republics reject hereditary sovereign rule as the basis of government.
What distinguishes a republic from an absolute monarchy?
Answer: Head of state is not a hereditary absolute monarch
Bonus fact: Republics can take presidential or parliamentary forms.
The term republic comes from the Latin phrase res publica, meaning roughly what?
Answer: Public affair
Bonus fact: The phrase refers to matters belonging to the public.
The Dominican Republic occupies which part of Hispaniola?
Answer: Eastern
Bonus fact: Haiti occupies the western part.
The Roman Republic came before what later Roman government?
Answer: Roman Empire
Bonus fact: The Republic ended in the late first century BCE.
What governing body was especially powerful in the Roman Republic?
Answer: Senate
Bonus fact: The Senate was dominated by aristocratic families.
Who became Rome's first emperor after the Republic's collapse?
Answer: Augustus
Bonus fact: Octavian became Augustus in 27 BCE.
How many union republics became independent states as the USSR dissolved?
Answer: 15
Bonus fact: The Soviet Union consisted of 15 republics.
Who became provisional president of the new Republic of China?
Answer: Sun Yat-sen
Bonus fact: Sun briefly served before yielding to Yuan Shikai.
One result of the Great Trek was the creation of which Boer republic?
Answer: South African Republic (Transvaal)
Bonus fact: Boer republics emerged beyond British-controlled Cape territory.
What is the capital of Central African Republic?
Answer: Bangui
Bonus fact: The U.S. Department of State lists Bangui as the capital of Central African Republic.
What is the capital of Dominican Republic?
Answer: Santo Domingo
Bonus fact: The U.S. Department of State lists Santo Domingo as the capital of Dominican Republic.