Check these sites. What do you think?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/representative%20democracy
http://www.co-intelligence.org/CIPol_directdemocracy.html
Which democracy lets the people vote for the issues???
Direct democracy or Representative
4 answers
I think it is Representative
Really??
Main Entry: representative democracy
Part of Speech: n
Definition: a type of democracy in which the citizens delegate authority to elected representatives
In general, the term "direct democracy" usually refers to citizens making policy and law decisions in person, without going through representatives and legislatures. The classic example of this is the New England Town Meeting where anyone from the town who wants to show up to debate and vote on town policy can do so. Until recently, this worked for scores of communities, but low attendance at many modern town meetings has raised questions about whether they are truly democratic.
Sources: above websites.
Main Entry: representative democracy
Part of Speech: n
Definition: a type of democracy in which the citizens delegate authority to elected representatives
In general, the term "direct democracy" usually refers to citizens making policy and law decisions in person, without going through representatives and legislatures. The classic example of this is the New England Town Meeting where anyone from the town who wants to show up to debate and vote on town policy can do so. Until recently, this worked for scores of communities, but low attendance at many modern town meetings has raised questions about whether they are truly democratic.
Sources: above websites.
thank you ms sue you are so helpful