No our United States is a combanation and not one democracy.
a republic is a form of gov't run by elected repressentatives; it does not have a king or queen.
No; the US is an example of a representative republic.
No. Republics are indirect democracies.
No, the US has a representative democracy.
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A definition of a direct democracy is 2 wolves and a sheep voting on what to eat for dinner.
Direct democracy does not exist in the US. The US exercises indirect democracy, which means that the people elect representatives, such as congressmen, senators, governors, and the president. It is these people who handle legislation. Direct democracy means that the people vote on bills themselves (directly). Instances of direct democracy were found only in the ancient world.
There are no countries that currently function on direct democracy for all issues. However, the idea of direct democracy is used in local refferenda (in places as diverse as California and Switzerland).
Representative. We vote for people to represent us.
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Local governments are ran as close to a direct democracy as the terms provide for.
The Mayflower compact would be a better example of Direct Democracy then Indirect Democracy. This is because the agreement was ment so that the British Gov could not easily control them as everyone would have a say in it and decide wether it was wise to let the Britsh Gov interfere. An Indirect demo would be where citizens would tell their elected official their opinions and he would report to the king. Our US gov is a good example of Indirect democracy though it also shares a few beliefs with Direct Democracy.
No, we're a republic.
Sovereignty being exercised by an assembly of all of the citizens is an example of direct democracy. It could also be referred to as pure democracy.