federal republic definition for kids
By design, nearly all federal republics are based on a Supreme Law, (aka, the US Constitution & Bill of Rights) and it's more important than all the bossy people who run the various governments. It tells the government what it should and should not do to the people. Federal Republics were designed to keep away bullies, tyrants, and a centralized authoritarian dictatorship. In the US, it was a governmental system designed to maximize the freedom and liberty of each individual citizen.