Which of the following best describes the difference between direct democracy and representative democracy?
A.
In a direct democracy, the people make laws. In a representative democracy, they do not.
B.
In a representative democracy, the people make the laws. In a direct democracy, they do not.
C.
In a representative democracy, dictators makes the laws. In a direct democracy, they do not.
D.
In a direct democracy, dictators makes the laws. In a representative democracy, they do not.
my answer is a
I hate math
can you please just tell me the answer
a is correct.
Correct -- the people vote for the individual laws in a direct democracy. Except for a few small towns of the U.S. we have a representative democracy. Our elected representatives vote for the laws.
yup, the answer is A. explanation: A direct democracy have people make laws while a representative democracy lets the people vote for who makes the laws. Also I took the test :)
@Keziah
okay*