Democracy

Compare and contrast the elements of American democracy with the critiques or support of democracy presented by ancient and classical political theorists.  How was the American Founding influenced by ancient/classical political theory when establishing our democratic republic?In light of America’s influence by ancient and classical political thinkers, should a Christian support or critique democracy as […]

There are various differences between direct democracy and representative democracy. Direct democracy originated from Athens and it engages very person in making important legislative decisions. The laws in direct democracy are passed via people’s votes. Thus the government power originates from the people such that citizenry responsibilities are considerably higher in this kind of democracy.

The United States has for a long time been using representative democracy. This is a form of governance where citizens elect representatives who will be involved in the formation of the laws of the country on behalf of the citizens. In this case, citizens continue being the sovereign power though political power is directly exercised

Jeffersonian democracy was a major political outlook in the United States at the turn of the 17th century. It was a term used to refer to the opposition Democratic-Republican Party founded by President Thomas Jefferson to oppose the Federalist Party culminating in election of Jefferson as the third president in 1801(Dunlap, 2009).  A party devoted