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Representative Democracy (Role of Representatives (To express the ideas…
Representative Democracy
Role of Representatives
To express the ideas and vision of the people they represent
To be accountable for communicating with the people they represent
To be open to any ideas people say
To be able to communicate properly
To be extremely reliable
To be able to negotiate
To be able to accept defeat
Responsibility of Representatives
To be at meetings and gatherings when they need to
To be able to meet new people
To organize meetings
If they made any promises, to follow up on them
To make sure the majority of people are happy when they make a decision
To listen to the many voices coming from the group
Purpose of Associations
To be able to speak for the people in the association
To provide a large range of services
To discuss issues and how to fix them
To allow members to take part in decision making
To protect the members in the group
How Associations Make Decisions
The majority of the people have to agree
They probably use representatives
They either negotiate or vote
They might use consensus, but that would take a long time
The government might get involved if it's an important decision
How Associations Communicate With Members
Telephone
Email
Text
They might organize a meeting
They might get someone to knock on their door