Direct and Representative Democracy

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What are the two types of democracy?

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representative/direct

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Where was democracy first used successfully?

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Athens

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What is a direct democracy?

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all citizens vote directly on laws and policies that affect them

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What is a representative democracy?

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Citizens elect politicians/representatives to vote for them

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Mrs. Warner's and Mrs. Peckham's classes vote for how often to have recess. This is ......

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direct democracy

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Students at Portsmouth Middle School elect a student body president who will meet with Dr. Masterson, to share ideas with him. This is....

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representative democracy

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In Athens, the following was needed to be a citizen, except..
had to be a male, had to own land, had to be 18 or older, had to pass a test

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had to pass a test

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In the United States, citizens elect representatives to the national, state, and local levels of government who make decisions for the people.

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representative democracy

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Where would direct democracy work best? Options: In a small country, In a large country, anywhere that people want to have one

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In a small country

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Why wouldn't direct democracy work in the United States?

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The United States is too large