Direct Democracy Vs Representative Democracy

Democracy is the political system where all governmental power is dispersed among the people. What the people want, is what the people get. Everyone has as much of an equal say as the next person; whether that person is more wealthy, more influential, or more well liked. It was created in opposition to many forms of government where the main power is held solely by one, or a few individuals, such as an oligarchy or a dictatorship. There are many modified forms of democracy that exist, but the main forms are direct democracy and a representative democracy (also referred to as a democratic republic). A direct democracy is when every citizen has the same voice in the matters and same equal power. In a representative democracy, which would be the
It provides many more benefits than other views and reflect the ideas of what the Constitution stands for. With a pluralist democracy in place, the government is well stabilized and makes it so power is equally shared and there is no specific people set in charge more than others. A pluralist system of power would have sub-divisions dedicated to the needs and wants of specific categories and are well spread out to cover all types of categories equally. Pluralists do not believe that a direct democracy is wanted, let alone possible. "Pluralists feel that democracy can thrive only if the variety of associations inherent in society express themselves politically"(Hudson, p. 10). While it may seem that many pluralists are against the main ideas and concepts of popular democracy, they actually show the exemplary traits of a "good citizen" in a developmental democracy. Hudson later states, "Developmental democracy considers democratic politics the best method of developing the personal qualities associated with its idea of the 'good citizen'"(p.12). Because of that, Pluralists value the social diversity and system stability that democratic institutions