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Direct vs. Representative Democracy

Created by : Hiren Sheth, Sr. Sales , Al Nabooda Group  | 06 04 2011 16:01:04 +0000
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Direct democracy is based on the idea that citizens should be able to decide on as many political decisions as is practically possible. The idea dates back to Ancient Athens, where citizens could vote on virtually all laws. In modern times most nations are run as representative democracies, where elected politicians make decisions on behalf of citizens. However, countries such as Switzerland, and some US states such as California still aim to have much more \'direct\' systems, allowing their citizens to call for referendums (national votes) on any policies which concern them. And with the wider use of the internet and electronic voting, direct democracy is probably more possible today than ever in history. Pros: In a democracy, everyone's opinion should be equal, because there are no right or wrong beliefs about how society should work. Yet the opinions of politicians are treated as far more important right now, and they are able to make decisions that a majority of people would be against. This should never happen in a true democracy. Cons: It is important that politicians sometimes follow their own opinions. Firstly, this shows us what kind of opinions they truly hold. If they just followed the crowd, how would we ever know what they stood for? Secondly, politicians often know more, and can call on greater resources (such as researchers) to decide about issues. And they have time to hear a range of viewpoints and carefully consider the consequences of new laws. There may not be right and wrong answers to political questions, but there are certainly more and less informed ones.
By Hiren Sheth, Sr. Sales , Al Nabooda Group  | 06 04 2011 16:01:04 +0000
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