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every free man has the right to self-repesentation in deciding government policy and law
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every free man has the right to self-repesentation in deciding government policy and law
Sparta depended on slaves and helots (people from a nearby settlement who were forced to work.
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Yes, ancient Athens was an example of a direct democracy. Citizens voted on all issues of public policy.
The city-state of Athens in Ancient Greece
It was propped up by the money Athens mulcted from its empire - half the population was on the government payroll, it rebuilt the city and financed the arts. And having fortnightly assemblies enabled the citizens to direct all this in detail, with the Council of 500 carrying out these directions. The problem was the orators, who persuaded the Assembly to take unwise or dangerous courses of action.
In a direct democracy, anyone can participate in the government. But in a representative democracy, you must be elected.
In a direct democracy, anyone can participate in the government. But in a representative democracy, you must be elected.
In a direct democracy, anyone can participate in the government. But in a representative democracy, you must be elected.
No, I don't think direct democracy would work today. I say this because democracy comes with high costs and high risks resulting to conflict and riots.
In a direct democracy, all eligible citizens gather together to discuss policy and make the laws. Every decision is made by the body of all eligible citizens. In a representative democracy, eligible citizens select individuals to represent them a central location and make government decisions in their interest. The United States is a representative democracy with members of Congress being selected by vote of various groups of people. The Congress gathers and makes the laws. If the United States were to become a direct democracy, the Congress would be abolished and every eligible voter would be asked to vote on every proposed law, approve appointment to office, etc. Some of the ancient Greek city-states (most notably, Athens) were direct democracies, but with the body of eligible voters severely limited to males of a certain age and status.
Town meetings.
indirect democracy
With 300 million people in the US, it is not possible to have a Direct Democracy. The number is just too great to work.
Parliamentary democracy is usually considered to be a good thin, when it works well. When it does not work well, like any government that does not work well, it is not considered to be a good thing.