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Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5332 words) |
 | The third section is about how republics are approached as state organisations in political science: in political theory and political science, the term "republic" is generally applied to a state where the government's political power depends solely on the consent, however nominal, of the people governed. |
| Republics are often associated with democracy, which seems natural if one acknowledges the meaning of the expression from which the word "republic" derives (see: res publica). |
| Requiring the states to be a republic in form was seen as protecting the citizens' rights and preventing a state from becoming a dictatorship or monarchy, and reflected unwillingness on the part of the original 13 states (all independent republics) to unite with other states that were not republics. |
| Republic Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (497 words) |
| Republic Airport was developed by Sherman Fairchild as the Fairchild Flying Field in East Farmingdale on Long Island, NY in late 1927 as his flying field and airplane factory in South Farmingdale was inadequate to support the mass production of his FC-2 and Model 71 airplanes. |
| Republic Aviation was acquired by the Fairchild-Hiller Corp.in 1965 and Republic Airport started service as a general aviation airport on December 7, 1966 under the Farmingdale Corporation. |
| Republic Airport was acquired by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in 1969 and ownership of the airport was transferred to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) in April 1983, in order to promote economic development in the surrounding Long Island region. |
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