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==Politics and government== | ==Politics and government== | ||
''Further Reading: [[Government of the United Republic]]; [[List of provinces and territories of Alstin]]'' | ''Further Reading: [[Government of the United Republic]]; [[List of heads of state of Alstin]]; [[List of provinces and territories of Alstin]]'' | ||
The United Republic is the world's oldest surviving federal republic. It is a representative democracy, "in which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law". The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances defined by the [[United Republic Constitution|Constitution of the United Republic]], which serves as the country's supreme legal document. | The United Republic is the world's oldest surviving federal republic. It is a representative democracy, "in which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law". The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances defined by the [[United Republic Constitution|Constitution of the United Republic]], which serves as the country's supreme legal document. | ||