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Direct & Representative Democracy: Comparison

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Compare the concepts of direct democracy and representative democracy. How does each concept affect state and local government?

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The solution provides a short discussion on direct and representative democracy, comparing and contrasting the two.

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Direct democracy is a simple concept of voting for the laws that govern a group of people. There are no officials, and every citizen votes on what the laws should be. This does still happen in the United States, when state or local authorities try to pass referendums. This kind of democracy was used in Ancient Greece, but is usually not feasible on a larger scale, as most people today do not have the time to research and vote on the hundreds and hundreds of laws that legislators work on. However, a ...

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