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What are the merits and demerits of direct democracy?

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Answered by annuharvanvi
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✨Merits and demerit of direct democracy :

✨Merits of Direct Democracy

⭕1. Increased Political Involvement
➡️When people feel that they are actually being heard and making a difference, they are much more inclined to care about what is going on in their country.
➡️Direct democracy puts all of the power in the hands of the people, which causes more people to come out and vote, as well as to educate themselves on the happenings of the world and their country.

⭕2. Truly Represents The People
➡️Direct democracy provides the most accurate and transparent wishes of the people. Since with each and every issue,
➡️the people are able to completely speak their mind and show their opinion there is no way to misinterpret what they do and do not want.

⭕3. Knowing That Your Vote Matters
➡️In other types of democracies, such as representative, a persons vote doesn’t truly impact the way things are ran. Instead, they only determine who will be making the decisions for them.
➡️ Direct democracy is when a person’s vote is truly important to the country as a whole, which ignites more pride and patriotism.

⭕4. Corruption Is Reduced
➡️The main source of corruption in politics comes from the politicians. They will campaign for votes by making promises that they do not intend on keeping.
➡️Direct democracy removes this problem, because the politicians do not have the ability to make the decisions any longer.

✨Demerits of Direct Democracy

⭕1. It’s Simply Impractical
➡️The biggest argument against direct democracy is the sheer fact that it would be nearly impossible to implement on a large scale.
➡️Setting up voting areas and times for every single law, bill, and policy change would cripple a country and slow the entire process.

⭕2. The Minority Has No Say
➡️If every single thing is voted on by every citizen, then no beneficial change could happen for people of minority groups.
➡️They will remain the minority on every decision being processed, no matter what.

⭕3. Not Everyone Has The Skills
➡️While in theory, letting everyone have a say is a great thing, in reality it may not be so beneficial.
➡️A large majority of the population does not have the education or skills needed to make major decisions on how a country is ran.

⭕4. Extremely High Costs Involved
➡️A couple different things happen during a voting time. The first is that designated voting polls are set up, and all of the necessary equipment must be provided.
➡️If every small thing is voted on in a wide scale way, these voting polls would have to be put up many different times a year.

⭕5. It’s About Time
➡️Time is another one of the biggest problems that are involved with a direct democracy type of government.
➡️ In order for even the smallest of changes to be made to the country, the entire nation would have to vote, and those votes would then have to be counted.

⭕6. Corruption Would Still Exist
➡️Instead of people bribing or trying to persuade politicians to vote the way that they want them to, they would now begin to exploit the public.
➡️This could greatly harm the integrity of the decisions being made.

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jkhan1: well explain
Answered by Anonymous
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➡️ Merits of direct democracy :-

1. Every vote carries the same weight in a direct democracy.

2. Governments cannot hide information from the people.

3. There is more accountability in a direct democracy structure.

4. People are typically happier when they live in a direct democracy.

5. 5. Any officials that work on behalf of the people can be recalled at any time.

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