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The fact that a constitution exists that limits the government's power, makes the state ''constitutional''. That the head(s) of state and other officials are chosen by election, rather than inheriting their positions, and that their decisions are subject to Judicial Review makes a state ''republican''. Unlike a Pure Democracy , in a republican system, citizens are not governed by the majority of the people but by the rule of law; popular vote is limited to electing representatives who govern within limits of overarching constitutional law rather than the popular vote having legislative power itself. A constitutional republic is a form of Liberal Democracy , but not all liberal democracies are constitutional republics. For example, monarchies may also be liberal democracies provided that representatives, other than the head of state, are elected ('' Democratic Monarchy '') who govern according to constitutional law. |
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