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    form of government succeeds or fails. These are the stems that connect the work of the government to the people and how citizens contribute to policy and are fueled by the standards of democracy. America is operated by a representative democracy. In such an establishment, “all eligible citizens vote on representatives to pass laws for them,” (Pearcy 1). The…

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    What type of democracy will maintain the peace? For the past 50 years, we have been fighting to attain the island of Luucane. The fight is now finally over and our building phase has begun. I have constructed a type of government that will enable the people of Luucane to live together in harmony. Our island will follow a system of democracy. To begin, democracy can be defined as a system of government that is run by the people. The people would cast their votes on whom they believe is worthy to…

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    Hello Kwynnci, In our nation, we are a representative democracy, that if we wish not to be in direct relationship with a political process, we can have our representatives make decisions on our behalf that aid in governing the people and laws. Although our democracy is indirect, it does not take away our right to completely eliminate our say in the government, we still have a voice and the freedom to express our dissatisfaction (legal protest), it would appear that this is in effect would be a…

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    Direct democracy is a form of democracy in which the people decide policy initiatives directly, according to the wikipedia definition. Representative democracy is when the people vote on representatives to act as a voice of the people to decide the policy initiatives, rather than having the people decide directly. Direct democracy would be the perfect form of government for a small country with educated citizens. With educated citizens, the votes will be ethical and prioritized. The citizens…

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    Theory: Populism and Representative Democracy In this section of the article the theoretical debate on the relationship between populism and representative democracy is introduced. The definition and the status of the representative democracy is not discussed in detail. It is claimed though that representative democracy as we know it in practice is party democracy. The rise of mass political parties not only has expanded the electorate but, importantly, also introduced a new kind of links…

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    Democracy is a political system in which the people have the power to rule the government. Citizens can influence and affect the decisions made by the government, directly or indirectly. The country we live in is a representative democracy, where we indirectly affect our government. Citizens elect an official that represents their population in governmental decisions and political issues. On the other hand, in a direct democracy each individual represents himself and can directly participate in…

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    Democracy is a system of government where citizens play a key role. Depending on the form of democracy, citizens can either pass laws themselves, or elect representatives to do so for them. Direct democracy is a form of government where citizens get together and vote directly for laws. Representative democracy is a form of government in which people elect representatives who will vote for them in the government. There are many similarities and difference between the two, but in the end their…

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    democratic is America? A textbook definition of democracy is “a form of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected leaders”. Pure democracy is when the people directly rule. Pure democracy typically only works in small societies. In America, we have a representative democracy. We vote for representatives and those representatives vote on the policies that will affect the public. The model for a representative democracy should look like this…

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    Democracy, a revolutionary political form of government that has ever been evolving since it was first introduced. For approximately two thousand five hundred years, democracy has played a vital role in world politics. The preferred political system of free peoples throughout the world, democracy originated on the streets of Athens and became ingrained in Greek Society. In 508 B.C., Cleisthenes, an Athenian ruler, had reformed a government ruled by the people; thus, he established the…

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    pinnacle of democracy and a nation whose public policy reflects the will of the people. Public policy is how a government controls or focuses on its citizen 's needs. However, most American citizens, typically the uninformed, vote according to party loyalty and generally political party 's stances on public policies typically represents little to none of their actual personal interests leaving us with a system where public policy is not influenced by elections.…

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