People elect representatives in a representative democracy. In a direct democracy, such as Athens in the fifth century, B.C., all citizens were directly involved in making legal and political decisions.
A type of democacy in which the citizens delegate authoriy to elect representatives.
The UK is a parliamentary democracy, with the House of Commons having de facto sovereignty.
Democracy
Representative democracy. A republic does not require elected representatives. A democracy can be direct voting by each citizen. So to accurately represent both election and representation, we use representative democracy
A type of Democracy in which the citizens delegate authority to elected representatives.
A democracy is one, there may be others. Electing officials could as easily be applied to a socialist regime.
In the United States, the main form of democracy is Representative Democracy. This means that the citizens will elect a total of 100 senators and 435 representatives to serve on their behalf in Congress. There is a similar arrangement in state legislatures, where the people vote for a certain number of legislators to represent them.
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A political system that allows the citizens to participate in political decision-making, or to elect representatives to government bodies is usually called a democracy; which has been defined as " government of the people, by the people, for the people". Constituents
The State of California is a representative democracy, specifically a republic. This means that citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf. California operates under a system of governance outlined by its state constitution.
direct
Direct and indirect democracy. There is Direct democracy, which is also called a pure democracy, that exists where the will of the people is translated into public policy (law) directly by the people themselves, in mass meetings. There is also Inderect democracy where a representative is chosen to represent a larger group of people. These select few represent the popular will of the people. ( This is the type of Democracy the US uses)