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Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or oligarchy?
In a democracy people vote, whereas in an autocracy or oligarchy, they do not vote. Since any influence by voting, however minute, is present in a democracy and absent from an autocracy or oligarchy, it gives more power to the voter by dint of being greater than zero.
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First democratic country?
Ancient Greece is believed to have the first democracy. The city of Athens had a form of direct democracy where all eligible voters decided the issues.
The system under which voters elect leaders and then hold those leaders accountable for the decisions they make is generally known as?
The system under which voters elect leaders and then hold those leaders accountable for the decisions they make is generally known as Answer: representative democracy
What an example of a coutry that used a direct damocracy is?
The country with (an almost perfect) direct democracy is Switzerland (5 million voters), the voters decide on national referendums and initiatives 2-4 times a year.In the USA (the federal government is an example of an indirect democracy) the State of California (20 million voters) is an example of direct democracy another example are the town meetings in some of the New England States (e.g. Vermont) which are held about once a year to decide local issues.
In what ways is a bureaucracy undemocratic?
A bureaucracy is staffed by appointees who are not elected by eligible voters. A democracy has every eligible voter voting on everything.
What is a government called when people choose representatives to govern them?
A democracy - a democratic government of publicly elected representatives.
