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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The United States is a ____ democracy.
A
direct
B
indirect
C
representative
D
social
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The United States is a representative democracy. This means that our government is elected by citizens. Here, citizens vote for their government officials. These officials represent the citizens’ ideas and concerns in government.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is a democracy because people govern themselves. It is representative because people choose elected officials by free and secret ballot. It is a republic because the Government derives its power from the people.

Detailed explanation-3: -Simply put, a representative democracy is a system of government in which all eligible citizens vote on representatives to pass laws for them. A perfect example is the U.S., where we elect a president and members of the Congress. We also elect local and state officials.

Detailed explanation-4: -Representative democracy is a form of democracy that originated in ancient Rome. It was based off of the idea of a government run by the people. The USA government is based off of this system, along with many other democracies today. Autocracy is a form of government which had one single, all-powerful ruler.

Detailed explanation-5: -The voters who live in an area elect one representative. For Lok Sabha elections, India is divided into 543 constituencies. The representative elected from each constituency is called a Member of Parliament or an MP.

Detailed explanation-6: -Democratic government is referred to as representative democracies as in representative democracies people choose their representatives through an election process. Q. Q. is referred as opening up of the functioning of government and its decisions to citizens.

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