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Direct Democracy - Coggle Diagram
Direct Democracy
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No political parties
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However, such parties mean that individual reps must compromise their own values & those of the electorate, in order to fall in line with the party platform
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More transparency
Direct Democracy, where people vote directly for issues concerning them, would result in greater political transparency than rep democracy
More accountability
Once elected, reps are free to act as they please. Promises made before the election are often broken, & they frequently act contrary to the wishes of the electorate
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Scale
Direct democracy works well on a small system. For example, the Athenian Democracy governed a city of about 30,000 eligible voters (male adult citizens). The use of Direct Democracy on a larger scale has historically been more difficult, however
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Complexity
The public may not have a good enough understanding of the topic they would have to vote on e.g. stem cells
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