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How is a direct democracy different from a representative democracy?
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∙ 6y ago
In a direct democracy, every single member of the group has an equal say in every single decision. This is not workable on a day to day basis for large groups. In a representative democracy, people elect representatives, who vote on the issues.
Representative democracy is the basis of constitutional democracy. Representatives are chosen by the people to act in their best interest, not necessarily to vote the way the people want them to in every circumstance. Direct democracy is very difficult to maintain when a population becomes too large.
Some societies operate with a combination of both types of democracy. For example, in some countries, such as France, Switzerland and the Republic of Ireland, some issues, for example, changes to the constitution, can be decided by a popular vote on that specific issue. In some of the small Swiss cantons (states) such as Glarus, all citizens are entitled to attend an annual meeting which votes retrospectively on the laws passed during the preceding year by their representatives. and also credit to the person who last posted this
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Gaige Frederick
Riley Frazee
representative democracy is where the citizens elected a government principle to vote for them and direct democracy is where every citizen gets a say in the vote (not all says will matter to others).
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∙ 12y agoMost of the democracies are indirect or representative democracies,because citizens elect representatives who then go to the parliament and represent them and their interests. In a direct democracy every citizen who has the right to vote goes to the parliament and takes part in the law-making process personally. One of the example for the latter one can be the ancient Athens where citizens (free male Athenian citizens over 20) had the right to take part in the Assembly.
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∙ 11y agoIn a direct democracy, the people have the upper hand and choose how to run the country (or state or town, etc). In a representative democracy, the people choose REPRESENTATIVES to express what they want or need.
Avery Thornton
Representative democracy is voting for a representative but direct means voting for laws and other stuff
Gaige Frederick
in a direct the people dont get a say
Anonymous
A representative democracy the people vote what representatives will be in a government.
Anonymous
Representative democracy is when citizens vote on leaders to make the laws.
Direct democracy is when citizens vote on every issue.
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Can a democracy have a representative and direct characteristics at the same time?
The representative and direct democracy are the SAME thing, but are called by different names.
What is different between direct democracy and representative democracy?
a direct democracy people vote on policies directly, a representative democracy people vote for representatives who then present a plan
How was the direct democracy simular and different from a representative democracy?
This is significantly different to the representative democracy practiced in almost all democratic countries today.
Can a democracy have both representative and direct characteristics at the same time?
The representative and direct democracy are the SAME thing, but are called by different names.
What is the difference is a democracy different from a Representative democracy?
Citizens elect leaders who vote on the issues in a representative democracy, and citizens vote on the issues in a direct democracy. A representative democracy is modern, and a direct democracy is ancient. A representative democracy works better in large groups, and a direct democracy works better in small groups. Citizens' desires are ignored in a representative democracy, and citizens' desires have a better chance of being heard in a direct democracy
Can a democracy can have both representative and direct characteristics at the same time?
The representative and direct democracy are the SAME thing, but are called by different names.
What is the different between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?
direct democracy is a type of government wee every citizen can vote on every issue. representative democracy is a type of government were people vote for representative who deiced issues in there name.
What the opposite of representative?
The opposite of representative (typical) would be uncharacteristic, or different.(The opposite of representative democracy is direct democracy.)(The opposite status from a representative is the constituent, or person represented.)
What is the opposite of representative?
The opposite of representative (typical) would be uncharacteristic, or different.(The opposite of representative democracy is direct democracy.)(The opposite status from a representative is the constituent, or person represented.)
How was democracy in ancient Athens different from democracy in the united States?
The democracy in ancient Athens was a direct democracy. The democracy in the United States was a representative democracy.
What situations would a representative democracy work better than a direct democracy?
In a direct democracy, anyone can participate in the government. But in a representative democracy, you must be elected.
What situations would a representative democracy work better than direct democracy?
In a direct democracy, anyone can participate in the government. But in a representative democracy, you must be elected.
