What Does It Mean to Be a "Representative" Democracy

question 24

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to be a "representative" democracy?

• A) People vote directly on important bills.
• B) There are multiple parties who compete for votes.
• C) Some of the time people who get the most votes do not win.
• D) Each vote represents the will of one, and only one, person.
• E) Citizens have an indirect say on policy by voting in elections.

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Definitions:

Personal Construct Theory

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Human Personality

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Self-schema

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