What is the indirect democracy and what are its advantages and disadvantages
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Explanation:
When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, was being considered by the House of Representatives and the Senate in 2009, passions were high on all sides of the issues. Proponents of the bill said it was a long overdue overhaul of the nation's health care system. Opponents of the bill said it was another step towards a government takeover of health care. According to an NBC News poll at the time, nationwide there were more opponents of the bill than supporters. But despite the bill not being supported by most Americans, the Senate and House of Representatives still passed it. This example shows the way in which an indirect democracy works.
An indirect democracy is a type of democratic government in which voters choose delegates to create the laws of government on their behalf. A common term that is used interchangeably with indirect democracy is a representative democracy.
Indirect democracy is usually contrasted with direct democracy. In direct democracy, people directly vote on whether a law will be passed. But in indirect democracy, people only choose the representatives who will then make the law.
Advantages of an Indirect Democracy
Proponents of indirect democracy argue that the system is efficient because not everyone has time or knowledge to be able to vote on the nation's laws. How would you like coming home after a long day of work only to find out that you have to vote on yet another new law that has been proposed? Let's face it; making legislation requires a lot of technical knowledge and understanding of the issues being considered. And most people simply don't have the time to dig deep into an issue to decide what should be the law. For that reason, we elect representatives who make the laws for us! These representatives are then charged with the task of researching and crafting the laws in what should be a responsible way.