USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a government in which people rule themselves either directly or indirectly?
A
Democracy
B
Monarchy
C
Dictatorship
D
Republic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A representative democracy is an indirect democracy where sovereignty is held by the people’s representatives.

Detailed explanation-2: -A democratic system of government is a form of government in which supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodic free elections.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indirect democracy, or representative democracy, is when citizens elect representatives to make laws for them. This is what most modern countries have today. In a democracy the ultimate power to decide significant electoral system reforms lies with the people.

Detailed explanation-5: -A republican government is one in which the people – directly or indirectly – are the ultimate source of authority, electing representatives to make laws that serve their interests and advance the common good. Republicanism would prove its political viability in the Founding of America.

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