Question

Which of the following are traits of a representative democracy?

Check all that apply.

Free elections

Elections within a single party

Separation of powers

Minority rule

Answer 1

Representative democracy is the idea that the voting public would elect or appoint a leader to make political decisions for them, meaning making laws that would benefit the public.

Answer 2

So I would say A

Answer 3

and C

Answer 4

thanks.
My book says: In a representative democracy, sovereignty is exercised by a subset of the people rather than by an assembly of all citizens. The people select their lawmakers, who then make the laws.

Answer 5

does it say what the subset of people are?

Answer 6

This is the whole page - The modern form of democracy is representative democracy. In a representative democracy, sovereignty is exercised by a subset of the people rather than by an assembly of all citizens. The people select their lawmakers, who then make the laws.

The United States is an example of a representative democracy. Of the 300 million Americans, there are only 535 people serving in Congress, nine justices of the Supreme Court, and a single president.

Perhaps that sounds like an oligarchy, but it's the nature of representative democracy. The difference between an oligarchy and a representative democracy is this: Only a few people directly exercise political power, but in a representative democracy, everyone has a voice in the selection of these people.

Answer 7

in a representative democracy, everyone has a voice in the selection of these people. :}

Answer 8

~what it said

Answer 9

yeah. so a and c.

Answer 10

yes maam

Answer 11

:)

Answer 12

xD