HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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That people vote on laws themselves, without representatives.
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That only certain people can serve on juries and hold office
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That people who’ve committed crimes can’t vote
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That state legislatures elect representatives, not the people themselves
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Representative democracy means people participate indirectly in the decision-making process. They choose their representatives through an election process. These representatives meet and make decisions for the entire population.
Detailed explanation-3: -Representative democracy is a kind of democracy in which people elect their leaders. It is also known as indirect democracy or representative government. Representative democracy is important since it helps the people to know their representatives before electing them.
Detailed explanation-4: -A direct democracy is where all laws and policies are decided by the people themselves (the decision is based on what the majority decides). A representative democracy is where the people vote for an elected representative to create laws and policies on the people’s behalf.
Detailed explanation-5: -Universal suffrage (or franchise) ensures the right to vote for as many people who are bound by a government’s laws as possible, as supported by the “one person, one vote” principle.