make this sound like a kid wrought this for a test
A representative democracy is a system in which elected officials represent the interests and opinions of the people. These officials make decisions on behalf of the people and are accountable to them through elections.
Like, dude, a representative democracy is when we choose people to make decisions for us. They're like our voice, ya know? They gotta listen to us 'cause we vote for 'em. If they don't do a good job, we can kick 'em out. So, it's kinda like we're the boss, but they get to be in charge.
