The earliest form of representative democracy in what is now the United States can be traced back to the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1619. This assembly allowed colonists to elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf, marking a significant step towards self-governance. It set a precedent for future democratic practices in the American colonies and ultimately influenced the development of the U.S. political system.
Because we feel like it
Representative. We vote for people to represent us.
No, the US has a representative democracy.
We elect people to represent us, therefore, it is a representative democracy.
representative democracy
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.
The US government is a republic, and a representative democracy.
A limited franchise democracy called a representative democracy.
Representative Democracy
We are a representative REPUBLIC, not a democracy. The last great democracy was in France and ended with the revolution of 1788-89 ( " let them eat cake" ).
Yes it is a representative democracy! God Bless the USA!
a total democracy (US has a democracy but it is representative"