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Representative democracy is a democracy where the people choose a representative to represent them in the government. This representative will then vote for the things the people he represents want.
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A democratic republic
The system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them is called a republic, or sometimes some people call it a representative democracy.
Is known as a "Republic." Not to be confused with a "Democracy," which is defined as a government run by the people. The United States government is a "Representative Democracy," which is where citizens choose who represents them and runs the country.
Citizens choose a representative to vote for laws because to do that is easier than to be a direct democracy like it was back in ancient Greece.
A representative democracy
A representative democracy is a form of government where people choose representatives to make decisions on their behalf. These representatives are elected through a democratic process and are expected to represent the interests and values of the people who elected them.
The defining right of a representative democracy is the ability of citizens to elect individuals to represent them in decision-making processes and governance. This allows for the voices and interests of the people to be heard and taken into account in the functioning of the government.
In 1789 they felt that the everyday man didn't have enough education or intelligence to vote. 90% of the colonies were farmers and about 60% didn't speak English or knew very little. Washington stated that for a democracy to work an educated population was needed.