In what way is the United States a representative democracy?
a. citizens allow a self-appointed elite to make decisions for them
b. citizens decide laws and policies directly in mass meetings
c. citizens choose small groups of people to make laws and policy for them
d. citizens elect a president who had absolute power to make decisions for them
Ans: c. citizens choose small groups of people to make laws and policy for them
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