analyze the benefits and the the drawbacks of direct democracy compare it to a representative democracy which form serves the interest of the public in different situations give example
Ancient Athens could have a direct democracy (every male adult citizen could vote directly on matters) because the population was much smaller than it is today, and because those who had voting privileges were narrowly defined: male adult citizens; no women or foreigners or children or slaves could vote.
The US and many other countries these days have representative democracies because the populations are so much larger and because citizenship is more broadly defined. Citizens vote to elect representatives who then go to the capital and vote on proposed laws, etc.