make this sound like a kid wrought this for a test and formal!
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.
OK, so like, a representative democracy is when there are these people who get elected, and they're like the voice of the people. They have to make choices for everyone and stuff, and they have to answer to the people by having these election things.
