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I believe the answer is: this term is generally known to mean a Representative Government.

In a republican form of government, the citizens should directly vote whether a person is guilty or not guilty of a crime (the whole citizens must vote). Ina a representative form, only a couple of citizens that selected as juries are the one that could vote whether a person is guilty or not.

The Supreme Court has refused to define the term Republican form of government in Guarantee Clause (Article IV , Section 4).

Further explanation:

The United States guarantee every state in  the union a Republican form of government.  When the Supreme Court was asked to interpret the clause, it has admitted that it does not have any slightest idea what Republican means and left it, as devoid of its meaning. Certainly, Republican does not mean any specific political party as political parties have not existed in 1789. Present, state government use representative  democracy over direct democracy. This interpretation was incorrect. The Republican clause prohibits any state in the union in adopting other form of government like monarchy or an aristocracy. National sovereignty has always been on top priority. Sovereignty lies with the people. Federal government have supremacy over state. If any of the state wants to institute a monarchy, then it will be stabilise the union of states. If any state adopt monarchy, other states would feel threatened. Abraham Lincoln was correct in its perception that Southern states have no right to secede. In US Terms limitversusThornton case Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for the states to amend their constitution.

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Grade: High School

Subject: Political Science

Keywords: Representative democracy, direct democracy, supremacy over state, secede, US term limit versus Thornton Case,unconstitutional.