What is the main way a representative democracy differs from a direct democracy? Citizens elect leaders who vote on the issues in a representative democracy, and citizens vote on the issues in a direct democracy. A representative democracy is modern, and a direct democracy is ancient. A representative democracy works better in small groups, and a direct democracy works better in large groups. Citizens' desires are ignored in a representative democracy, and citizens' desires have a better chance of being heard in a direct democracy.

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Chaz Nolan

13 September, 00:10

What is the main way a representative democracy differs from a direct democracy? Citizens elect leaders who vote on the issues in a representative democracy, and citizens vote on the issues in a direct democracy. A representative democracy is modern, and a direct democracy is ancient. A representative democracy works better in small groups, and a direct democracy works better in large groups. Citizens' desires are ignored in a representative democracy, and citizens' desires have a better chance of being heard in a direct democracy.

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Molly Cox · Answer 1

The main difference is that in a representative democracy has leaders who are voted into position by the citizens to vote on issues, whereas in a direct democracy citizens vote directly on the issues in all cases.