What is Antibiotic Resistance and why is it a problem? General Background. About bacteria & antibiotics; About antibiotic resistance; Multi-drug resistance; Antibiotic resistance: a societal problem ; What can be done about antibiotic resistance? When and how to take antibiotics; Antibacterial agents; Bioterrorism & stockpiling antibiotics; The Cost of Resistance
Republicanism is one possible ideology of governing a society or state as a republic. The key point is that the people hold popular sovereignty, rather than the people being subjects of a king. Many countries are republics, but only those which adhere to the ideology of republicanism are covered here.
The key idea of democracy is that the people hold the sovereign power. To protect that principle, the Founding Fathers developed a system of government known as the republic, or the republican system. That is a form of government outlined by the Constitution of the United States.