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What are the circumstances which makes the democracy less representative or less Democratic

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Answered by susmita1996
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There are two categories: direct democracy and representative democracy.

Direct democracy places all power in the hands of the individual. When political decisions must be made, all members of a polity gather together and individuals cast a vote. In theory, this sounds like the ideal form of government. There are no intermediaries. Each person is treated as an equal, and each person is given a chance to directly influence the policymaking process.

In practice, however, this system is hard to implement.

The second major type of democracy is referred to as representative democracy. This political arrangement establishes an intermediary political actor between the individual and the policy outputs of the state. Through the electoral process, one person or a group of people are elected and assigned with the task of making decisions on behalf of the group of citizens that they represent.

Some scholars argue that it is the responsibility of the elected representative to carry out the wishes of the constituency, even if it harms them. This is known as the "delegate model". Conversely, some argue that politicians are specialists. While voters continue to engage in their everyday lives, politicians are in the thick of congressional debates. They understand the intricacies and implications of policies more than their constituents ever could, so in some circumstances, political leaders should be given the benefit of the doubt.

This model is known as the "trustee model". The trustee model does not mean that voter-representative accountability is unimportant; rather, it recognizes asymmetries in information and knowledge that exist between the public at large and elected officials.

One could argue that it is actually impossible to represent the interest of every voter. Consequently, all representatives are trustees as they must make educated guesses about what their power base would want and should want.

Sometimes representatives will be right, and sometimes they will be wrong. What is important is that we place our trust in their ability to make rational and well-informed decisions. The electoral process responds to a representative's failure (real or perceived) by most likely removing the representative from office.

according to my view point direct democracy is less representative and less democratic, which is hard to implement.

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