Реферат: Direct Democracy Vs Representative Democracy Essay Research

to think that everybody will have the same opinion on all matters. But, it is

very possible, that through discussion an agreement could be reached by all

members. Representation, on the other hand allows a select few to make

decisions in their own best interest, which is not necessarily the best interest

of the society.

However, direct democracy is not the perfect method to produce a union

of the community. For a direct democracy to work, face to face communication

between all members of the community is needed. The only way this is possible

is to meet in large groups. Due to the fear of high tension, many citizens

“will not participate in these large group meeting. So in order for these

fearful people to voice their opinions they must get together in smaller, less

tensions groups, where they are not as timid to say as they wish to see happen.

A direct democracy can only work in a small group, so as a form of government

for an entire community or country, direct democracy would definitely fail. As

the membership increases, people become less involved. Once the membership

reaches the size of a country, the participation still exists, but is limited to

as low as it can go. Thus in a country, any form of direct democracy is only

possible in individual communities.

In order for a committee small enough to operate on direct democracy

principles to have any authority at all, it must represent a much larger group.

Membership in this larger group is chosen by election, so the people still have

a say in the ruling process. Since the rulers are selected by the people, the

rulers should represent what the public wants. Thus, out of direct democracy, is

born a new form of government, the Representative Democracy.

Representative democracy is not democracy in its purest form. The main

argument against representative democracy is that “No one can represent me. I’m

the only one who knows what I’m thinking and no one else can represent my

views.” We have already learned it is also impossible to represent yourself.

Through representation, chosen by the people, the hope is that all people will