How does representative democracy differ from direct democracy?
A) In a representative democracy taxes are less obvious.
B) In a direct democracy the individual citizens directly make policies, rules, and other governing decisions.
C) A representative democracy eliminates the ability of the citizens to influence governing decisions.
D) The only difference between the two is the way in which representatives are elected.
E) Representative democracy allows more citizen involvement than direct democracy.
B
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a. Electoral politics b. The legislature c. Administrative agencies d. The courts e. All of the above
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A) Most favor some form of gun control, but most also own guns. B) Though they are primarily uninformed about the issue, most favor some form of gun control. C) In addition being quite energized about the issue, most also favor form of gun control. D) Though they are primarily lukewarm about the issue, most favor some form of gun control.