WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Greek democracy created at Athens was direct, rather than representative: any adult male citizen over the age of 20 could take part, and it was a duty to do so. The officials of the democracy were in part elected by the Assembly and in large part chosen by lottery in a process called sortition.

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, such as participatory democracy, is where people directly vote in decisions for events or legislation. This is usually seen on the local scale, since it works best at such a scale. Indirect democracy is the kind of government we have on the federal scale here in the US.

Detailed explanation-4: -Athens was not a true democracy, though, as only males who had been born in Athens and who owned property could vote and participate in government. These people were known as citizens. Women, slaves, and foreigners were not considered citizens and could not take part in government.

Detailed explanation-5: -Absolute democracy. Bhutanese democracy. Consensus democracy. Guided democracy. Interest group democracy. Messianic democracy. Monitory democracy. Non-representative democracy. More items