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Are members of the state senate elected or appointed?
They were, at one point, appointed, but now they are elected by popular vote.
How many of the 435 members of the House of Representatives is elected .?
All of them. They run for office every 2 years.
Democracy where executive branch members are chosen from legislative branch?
Presidential republic
Does Democracy have a leader?
They do, they have leaders in which the people vote for. But it is said to be "democratic" because the members of the society have rights to oppose to the ideas of the government. Democracy gives equal power to the leaders and its people. The people also have the right to impeach a certain government official (including the president). You can say that democracy is the opposite of monarchy.
How many people rule in a democracy?
There is not necessarily a set number of people that are voted for in democracy's it all depends on the size of the country in question. However people in power in a democracy are not rulers the are representatives of the citizens.
Is 'Elected members of a representative democracy vote to give themselves a pay raise' legitimate or illegitimate?
It is illegitimate. They should make other people decide whether they need a pay raise.
What city state in considered the birthplace of democracy?
Athens pioneered democratic self-rule, but it was different from today's representative democracy. It was direct democracy where the adult male citizens met in fortnightly assembly and decided on issues of governance and politics - the council carried out its decisions. Democracy comes from the Greek words meaning 'people power'. In today's representative democracy elected members of parliament direct governance, and are far less attuned to what their people really want until it comes time for new election promises in order to get re-elected.
In the ancient Greek system of democracy what happened?
The male citizens in assembly voted on issues put before them, giving binding decisions. This is different from today's representative democracy where elected members of parliament make decisions, not necessarily those expected by the majority.
Did people in Athens have a full democracy?
It was direct democracy - far fuller than today's representative democracies. The citizens met in fortnightly assembly and made decisions on all matters before them. These decisions were implemented by the Council without question. In today's representative democracies, elected members of parliaments can do what they like until the next election.
How many terms are house of representative members elected to?
There is no limit to the number of terms to which a member of the House of Representatives can be elected.
What is a representation democracy?
A system in which elected members all represent the same number of people.
What is a representative legislature?
A representative legislature is a type of legislature in which one half of the members are elected through a formal voting process by the people. This is a type of legislature used in the British colonies.
How is Scotland a Democracy?
Scotland is a Parliamentary Democracy with elected members who sit in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. The First Minister is Alex Salmond.
Is Canada's democracy representative or direct?
Oh yes, we still have elections in Canada, and we elect members of Parliament to represent the voters.
Why was Adolf Hitler put in charge of Germany anyway?
Democracy - the power of the people - he was elected. Then the elected members decided to make him leader for life.
Who holds the power in democracy?
Santa and his Elves
What is the difference between and democracy and a republic?
"A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives..." Democracy: "A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives."
