Which Statement Accurately Distinguishes Between Representative and Direct Forms of Democracy

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which statement accurately distinguishes between representative and direct forms of democracy?

• A) Citizens have an unmediated role in policymaking in a direct democracy, but do not in a representative democracy.
• B) The president is selected by the people through a popular vote in a representative democracy and by a slate of electors in a direct democracy.
• C) In a direct democracy, citizens are given little say in the policies and regulations that govern them, unlike in a representative democracy.
• D) Citizens in a direct democracy are subject to the tyranny of the minority, while those in a representative democracy are subject to majority rule.

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