Conclusion

It is the consent of the governed written and spoken about for centuries that is so crucial to a republic’s establishment and maintenance.  Just how the government represents its people, who it allows to vote, who may be elected and by what means is fundamentally up to the people in a republican government. When the people find it necessary, they have the power to change the way a republic works, and it is important for the maintenance of this republic that all people in the United States continue to help the power flow from the people to the republic.