Sovereignty being exercised by an assembly of all of the citizens is an example of direct democracy. It could also be referred to as pure democracy.
Sovereignty being exercised by an assembly of all of the citizens is an example of direct democracy. It could also be referred to as pure democracy.
Representative democracy: Sovereignty is exercised by a subset of the people.First-past-the-post voting system: People vote for individual candidates.Proportional voting system: People vote for parties and not individualsDirect democracy: Sovereignty is exercised by an assembly of all the citizens
1. Direct Democracy : Full citizen participation in government power / Assemble of all citizens holds sovereignty2. Both direct and Rep. Dem.: Majority Rule, Popular Sovereignty, citizens vote3. Rep. Dem. only: Sovereignty exercised by representatives, indirect representation though appt. by representatives
the representative assembly of each colony.
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All the Spartan male citizens.
The National Assembly was formed by common citizens, while the Estates General was formed by citizens from all walks of life.
Ensure freedom of speech for all citizens
All adult male citizens could vote, but they had to be born in Athens.
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