JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
Question
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Representative Democracy
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Direct Democracy
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Switzerland is a rare example of a country with instruments of direct democracy (at the levels of the municipalities, cantons, and federal state). Citizens have more power than in a representative democracy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Direct democracy is the direct participation of citizens in democratic decision making. Direct democracies may operate through an assembly of citizens or by means of referenda and initiatives in which citizens vote on issues instead of for candidates or parties.
Detailed explanation-3: -direct democracy, also called pure democracy, forms of direct participation of citizens in democratic decision making, in contrast to indirect or representative democracy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Direct democracy is a type of government where all citizens participate directly in making decisions about the laws and policies that govern them. Indirect democracy, on the other hand, is a type of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them.