WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A republic is a form of government where the citizens have the supreme power and they exercise that power by voting and electing representatives to make decisions and govern.

Detailed explanation-2: -The head of state in a republic is generally a person who has been chosen by the citizens by direct election or by a group of elected representatives to act as the top representative of the people.

Detailed explanation-3: -Representative democracy means people participate indirectly in the decision-making process. They choose their representatives through an election process. These representatives meet and make decisions for the entire population.

Detailed explanation-4: -The voters who live in an area elect one representative. For Lok Sabha elections, India is divided into 543 constituencies. The representative elected from each constituency is called a Member of Parliament or an MP.