Author: Prof. Miroslaw Matyja
Branch Manager of BIRCU Publisher in Switzerland
Miroslaw-Matyja-Academia for Democracy
Logos International University / USA
Polish University Abroad in London
Selinus University in Bologna/Italy
Indian Management School and Research Centre in Mumbai/India
It is not at all easy to define democracy, nor is it easy to understand how democracy works.
In Miroslaw-Matyja-Academia for Democracy (https://www.mmafd.or.id/) we learn more about the different types of democracy and about the advantages and disadvantages of this political system. Our Academia gives you the possibility to learn more about democracy…..but really democracy.
Representative Democracy vs. Direct Democracy
A representative democracy is a system of government where citizens elect representatives to vote on laws on their behalf. A direct democracy is one where citizens vote on every issue themselves. The key difference between the two systems is who is voting on laws, elected officials or the citizens.
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The first direct democracy was in Ancient Greece. In the capital city of Athens, all citizens would meet to debate and vote on the issues of the day. In that time, citizen status was restricted to adult white males, but still, political participation was open to everyone that was a citizen. Assembly meetings were where citizens could pass laws and decrees by majority vote. The assembly also partially elected officials as the candidates were randomly selected by lottery.
In contrast, representative democracies are based on the Roman system, which relied on leaders from different regions of the empire to be the voice of the people.
In this kind democracy, the people elect officials to create and vote on laws, policies, and other matters of government on their behalf. In this manner, representative democracy is the opposite of direct democracy, in which the people themselves vote on every law or policy considered at every level of government.