A direct democracy is one in which all citizens
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A direct democracy is the one in which all citizens vote on important decisions.
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A pure or direct democracy is the form of democracy whereby initiative of policies by the people are decided upon directly by themselves, neglecting the representatives or house of parliament. Meaning that In a direct democracy, all citizens form a governing body to vote directly on each issue, very much unlike the representative democracy, where citizens elect representatives from among themselves.
Direct democracy is the opposite of representative democracy. The best example of direct democracy existed in ancient Athens, Greece.
In Athens, women, slaves and immigrant are excluded from voting but all other citizens are required to vote on important issues of government. Court verdict are also determined by the people's votes.
Switzerland, on the other hand, practices a modified form of direct democracy in which laws enacted by elected representatives can be nullified or vetoed by the votes of the general public.
Also, the citizens have the authority to call for an amendment of the Swiss constitution.
However, there are advantages and disadvantages of direct democracy.
Advantages of direct democracy
Disadvantages of direct democracy
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