SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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-Power is held by a monarch
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-Rule by one person
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-Citizens rule directly or through elected representatives
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-Citizens vote on people to represent them in government
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Detailed explanation-1: -Representative democracy refers to a democratic system in which people choose their representatives through an election process and indirectly participate in decision-making. Thus, representative democracy is also known as indirect democracy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Direct democracy is also called ‘pure democracy’. It is a form of democracy in which people decide (e.g. vote on, form consensus on) policy initiatives directly. It is distinct from representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then enact policy initiatives.
Detailed explanation-3: -Indirect democracy refers to a system of government in which the people control the government through elected political officials. The elected representatives represent the people as opposed to the direct democracy which is a system where people make public policy decisions directly through referendums or initiatives.