you can add anything important even if it doesnt direct relate to the question
2006-11-12 14:03:33 · 2 answers · asked by Xquisite Shawtey 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Representative democracy is just elected officials making the laws and decisions for the majority. Direct democracy is not feasible because of the large numbers of people. Even in a smaller community, you would have thousands of people who would want to speak about each and every thing that came up.
In government, there is a thing called "The Iron Law of Oligarchy," which means no matter how much you try to maintain direct democracy, eventually there comes a need for representaties to speak for the majority, instead of individuals speaking for themselves.
2006-11-12 14:06:37 · answer #1 · answered by Tyrone Biggums 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It wasn't feasable in 1776, and it's not now. The Founding Fathers didn't like it - they preferred the Roman Republic over Athenian Democracy.
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2006-11-12 14:32:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋