A direct primary is a <span>political reform in an election in which citizens themselves voted to select nominees for upcoming elections.</span>
The Medici family ruled the city of Florence throughout the Renaissance. They had a major influence on the growth of the Italian Renaissance through their patronage of the arts and humanism. The Medici family were wool merchants and bankers. Both businesses were very profitable and the family became extremely wealthy.
First, the Union had the large population, people to fight in the war<span> and work in the factories to make </span>war<span> materials. The </span>North<span> also had the industrial base, the factories to make these </span>war<span> materials. ... Finally, the Union had a navy which they used to blockade the southern coast.</span>
Brutus' vision of republic is outdated. Diversity of opinion is vital for a republic.
It's necessary for a republic to have people who represent all kinds of people in it. Different classes live different lives, and it's hard for a person who belongs to one class to be aware of the needs, manners, interests of people from a different class. For this reason, diversity is a very important part of a republic.
A republic should <em>NOT</em> be made up of a small group of people who think in a similar way. On the contrary, it <em>should</em> be made up of people from different backgrounds, in order to better represent its people.