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A form of government where the powers of the sovereignty are delegated to a body of men, elected from time to time, who exercise them for the benefit of the whole nation. 1 Bouv. Inst, note 31.

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A form of government where the powers of the sovereignty are delegated to a body of men, elected from time to time, who exercise them for the benefit of the whole nation. 1 Bouv. Inst, note 31.

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Representative Democracy in 1899 (United States)

The following information about Representative Democracy is from the Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States by the Best American and European Writers.

REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY. (See DEMOCRACY, REPRESENTATIVE.)

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Representative Democracy in the Legislative Process

A system of government in which policy is made by public officials selected directly by voters in regular elections. The United States government is a representative democracy.

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A government in which citizens elect representatives to promote policies that favor their interests, like America,

Concept of Representative Democracy

In the U.S., in the context of Democracy and Citizenship, Representative Democracy has the following meaning: Voters choose representatives to form the government and make decisions for them. This form of democracy is sometimes referred to as indirect democracy. A republic is a polity based on representative democracy. (Source of this definition of Representative Democracy : University of Texas)