What Is an Advantage of a Direct Democracy? | The Classroom | Synonym - 2 views
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In a pure democracy
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Garth Holman on 20 Oct 15Here they use that word PURE!
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representative democracy,
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opportunity to speak and be heard, and there is an incentive for the community to be involved in town meetings, referenda and other elections.
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opportunity to know about all of the important decisions, but they also have the responsibility to get the information necessary to understand the issues and make the best choices for laws and policies
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opportunity to voice her concerns, it's more difficult to brush concerns aside or to hide uncomfortable issues.
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apathy of some citizens who don't choose to attend town assemblies or vote can result in something more like a representative system than a pure democratic one. Direct democracy also involves many more elections, which can be both inconvenient and expensive. Finally, because direct democracy is usually effective only in small societies, the influence of the media and government officials may be stronger there than in a larger setting.