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DEMOCRACY
Citizens elect representatives to make decisions for all.
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Citizens elect representatives to make decisions for all.
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A true democracy is where every citizen would vote directly on all matters concerning them. Not very practical when population is in the millions. So when the masses elect somebody to make decisions for them, it is called a representative democracy.
it takes two years
Direct democracy allows citizens to make policy decisions through a majority vote. In contrast, representative democracies allow citizens to elect representatives to make policy decisions for them.
When citizens elect representatives to run a country it is called direct representation. However, when a few officials carry the election, it is known as indirect representation.
Athens had direct democracy ie the citizens met in fortnightly assembly and made decisions which the council carried out. We have representative democracy where the citizens elect representatives to a parliament.
Representative Democracy is a system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.
This is a representative democracy. A direct democracy is best modeled in Ancient Rome where people went directly to every meeting and put in their own two cents.