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We won't know without trying. Switzerland, the only country with regular votes, 4-7 times a year, on national as well as Cantonal and local issue, "runs like a clock." It has 4 official languages, which shows that although small, it is quite diverse, with every valley being pretty distinct. One result of all that democracy is the Swiss read more news than anyone, because they share responsibility with Parliament. This also keeps Parliament more representative: if they don't represent fairly, people will pass ballot initiatives they want, themselves, and the Parliament is ignored.
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∙ 10y agoA direct democracy means that every single citizen would attend all meetings to make the laws and run the government. There is no way that a big nation would be able to have its millions of citizens in one location and accomplish anything.
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∙ 12y agoIt is not feasible because there are too many people. Every single person would have to meet to vote on every issue.
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In today's world a direct democracy only workable at the smallest local level why is such a government not possible at the state and National levels?
because all Americans can't go to Washington DC and listen to discusses and vote on proposed issues instead we have to elect people to do that for us
In todays world a direct democracy is only workable at the smallest local level why is such a government not possible at the state and national levels?
because all Americans can't go to Washington dc and listen to discusses and vote on proposed issues instead we have to elect people to do that for us
How many democracy reprentatives are there in Canada?
Thousands. We use representatives, rather than direct democracy, in all levels of society. Churches, school boards, all the way to Federal political systems use representatives rather than direct democracy.
What country has a direct democracy?
Answer 1As far as I know and although it has been heavily argued, Switzerland is the only country practicing direct democracy at almost all levels of decision making and officials' election. Many countries in the world will use direct democracy but in most cases that is restricted to referendums, at the contrary of Switzerland where any citizen or group of citizens may challenge any law at any time, provided they can gather a certain number of signatures.Answer 2The country with (an almost perfect) direct democracy is Switzerland (5 million voters), the voters decide on national referendums and initiatives 2-4 times a year.In the USA (the federal government is an example of an indirect democracy) the State of California (20 million voters) is an example of direct democracy another example are the town meetings in some of the New England States (e.g. Vermont) which are held about once a year to decide local issues.Answer 3Ancient Athens, any country that uses referendums practices direct democracy
Can you dilute an ETG or not no one ever gives a direct answer?
There is a direct answer to this question. It is possible to dilute an ETG with the consumption of large amounts of water. Since altering is possible, tests are usually ordered to monitor creatine levels as well.
How do campaign organizations canvas on a national level?
Usually, national organizations have groups at the state and local levels. The national organization would coordinate with the state levels, who would in turn coordinate with the local levels.
What is Canada's systems of government called?
Canada, a western federal democracy consisting of ten provinces and three territories, is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary form of government at both the national and provincial/territorial levels of government.
What are the 3 levels of the US government?
The 3 levels of the U.S. government are: -State Government -Local Government -National Government
What are the five levels of the FFA?
The three levels the FFA is structured on are local (chapter), state, and national.
What system of government does the united States haves?
The United States has a constitutional federal republican government with representative democracy and a limited range of socialist institutions.The United States has no system of direct democracy. The people do not vote on laws nor do they vote directly for most federal officials; the only democratically elected federal leaders are senators and US representatives. We do not have any system for a national referendum.Because the United States is a federal republic, we have two levels of government that function almost completely independently of the federal level; these are the 50 state governments and under them are municipal government of counties, cities, towns, etc. Most of the state and municipal governments have direct democracy in addition to representative democracy. We directly elect governors and school boards and mayors, etc. Most state and local governments also allow the people to vote directly on initiatives and other government actions.The United States does not have a multiparty system.
Where is there direct democracy in the world today?
I don't think you will find many, IF ANY, pure democracies today (were there every any?). You will find it in practice in different levels of government on a small scale, but that's about it. California has a system of dir. dem. in place, but it has many short comings.
Are there any water levels changing in Yellowstone national park?
There is no current information that can be found about the water levels at Yellowstone National Park. The latest information concerned rising water levels in 2011 due to heavy snowfall melting.
