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Q: What term means allowing people to decide issues for themselves?
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Is it true that in a direct democracy people vote on issues themselves rather than electing representativesn to decide for them?

right it is........... In a direct democracy/pure democracy the people outmost, 100%, fully influence the running of their country or certain decisions. They are the consensus i'd say and they are the voice, so you actually hear what the people have to say 'directly' lol so yeah the people decide on issues themselves.


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to decide is such an easy way to have your own say in the world....allowing is to let yourself do something... and the people is such a strong word; it kind of sounds like a group that particulary decide on something they feel should be thought upon. Allowing the people to decide- let the group (people) have their own say in the world


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