Question

How does a representative democracy differ from an oligarchy?

Answer 1

A representative democracy differs from an oligarchy in several ways. First and foremost, elected politicians in a representative democracy areheld to account by voters for their decisions. ... Under an oligarchy, by contrast, there may be no way to remove a politician or leader, and they may stay in power for life.

Answer 2

Representative Democracy differ from an Oligarchy:

The differences that exists between representative democracy and oligarchy are enlisted below,

• The representative democracy represents the whole democracy and the power is in hands of the representatives chosen by the democracy.
• The oligarchy has the power vested in hands of small group of people who are not represented by the people but by the power either being money or being military.

• Representative democracy holds the power to discontinue the representative from representation.
• In oligarchy no such right is exercised and the power may remain forever.