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Democracy (direct and representative)

Democracy (direct and representative). By: Jordan Good Dustin lefeber Caleb Rihner. Definitions of Democracy. Direct Democracy : A form of democracy in which the people as a whole make direct decisions, rather than have those decisions made for them by elected representatives.

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Democracy (direct and representative)

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  1. Democracy (direct and representative) By: Jordan Good Dustin lefeber Caleb Rihner

  2. Definitions of Democracy • Direct Democracy: A form of democracy in which the people as a whole make direct decisions, rather than have those decisions made for them by elected representatives. Representative Democracy: A type of democracy which the citizens delegate authority to elect representatives.

  3. Student friendly definitions • Direct democracy : Is a form of democracy were the people make decisions as a whole rather than a leader making a decision for them. • Representative democracy: Is a form of democracy where the people elect their representative’s to make the decisions.

  4. Countries with Democracy • Representative Democracy: Argentina, Chile, Ireland, Jamaica, Tobago, United States • Direct democracy: If there is one in the world today Switzerland is the closest one to it.

  5. Pictures of democracy leaders

  6. Sources • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/representative+democracy • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/direct+democracy • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_countries_have_a_representative_democracy_today • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_countries_have_direct_democracy • http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1131&bih=663&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=argentina+leaderj&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= • http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1131&bih=663&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=chile+leader&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= • http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1131&bih=663&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=ireland+leader&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= • http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1131&bih=663&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=jamaica+prime+minister&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= • http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1131&bih=663&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=tobago+leader&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= • http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1131&bih=663&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=barak+obama&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= • http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1131&bih=663&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=switzerland+leader&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

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