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It is called a direct democracy. The USA has is a direct democracy, because we choose a small group of people to make laws for us. (ex. presidents, governors, senators)

(Oh and btw ignore the senators answer above this one because while they are right that a senator is in a direct democracy that does, by no means, answer the question asked.)

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