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  2. Representative democracy | Definition, History, Discussion, &...

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    A representative democracy is a political system in which citizens of a country or other political entity vote for representatives to handle legislation and otherwise rule that entity on their behalf. The elected representatives are in turn accountable to the electorate for their actions. ... Roman government came to have four assemblies along ...

  3. Representative Government | Definition & Examples - Study.com

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    Representative government is a form of government in which elected officials will represent, lead, and act on behalf of the citizens of a distinct community, such as a nation. The elected ...

  4. Representative democracy - Wikipedia

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    Representative democracy, electoral democracy or indirect democracy is a type of democracy where representatives are elected by the public. [ 1 ] Nearly all modern Western-style democracies function as some type of representative democracy: for example, the United Kingdom (a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy), Germany (a federal ...

  5. Representative Democracy: Definition, Pros, and Cons - ThoughtCo

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    Representative democracy is a form of government in which the people elect officials to create laws and policies on their behalf. Nearly 60 percent of the world’s countries employ a form of government based on representative democracy, including the United States, (a democratic republic), the United Kingdom (a constitutional monarchy), and France (a unitary state).

  6. Find Your Representative - house.gov

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    If you know who your representative is but you are unable to contact them using their contact form, the maintains addresses and phone numbers of all House members and Committees, or you may call (202) 224-3121 for the U.S. House switchboard operator. In addition, you may choose to visit your.

  7. Representative Government - Vocab, Definition, and Must Know...

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    Representative government is a political system in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions and create laws on their behalf. This system is rooted in the principles of democracy, where the power ultimately lies with the people, allowing for limited government intervention while protecting individual rights. The concept emphasizes accountability, as elected officials are ...

  8. What Is A Representative Democracy? - Constitution of The United...

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    Representative democracy is a government system that creates an extra stage between public votes and law creation. Instead of voting for laws, citizens elect officials to craft, debate, and sign laws. The idea is that citizens trust those elected politicians to carry out the will of those that elected them.

  9. Voting Rights, Representation & Democracy - Britannica

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    Representation, in government, method or process of enabling the citizenry, or some of them, to participate in the shaping of legislation and governmental policy through deputies chosen by them. The rationale of representative government is that in large modern countries the people cannot all.

  10. Representative Democracy and Government: Definition & Future

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    For representative democracy to work properly, it is complemented by participatory democracy. This means that citizens, through civil society groups and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs), are still able to communicate with and influence their government between elections.

  11. House of Representatives | Definition, History, & Facts

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    Congress of the United States, the legislature of the United States of America, established under the Constitution of 1789 and separated structurally from the executive and judicial branches of government. It consists of two houses: the Senate, in which each state, regardless of its size, is represented by two senators, and the House of ...