A system in which the people participate in the decision-making process of government not directly but indirectly, through the election of officials to represent their interests
A system of government that provides the populace with the opportunity to make the government responsive to its views through the selection of representatives, who, in turn, play a significant role in governmental decision making
Also called a Republic The form of government where power is derived directly or indirectly from the people Those elected to govern are responsible for their actions to the people who have given them their power In this form of government, people elect representatives who make the rules as opposed to making rules themselves as occurs in a direct democracy