A republic differs from a democracy because ______.

A. republics are generally small and the people are generally responsible for making all of the major decisions
B. democracies have parliamentary governments and the people are directly responsible for making all major decisions
C. democracies have a large number of interests and one person is selected to mediate between the competing interests
D. republics delegate power to a smaller number of elected citizens and republics often have a greater number of citizens and a greater sphere of country


Answer: D

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