Direct democracy

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
form of democracy
gptkbp:advocatesFor gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
gptkbp:canBe non-binding
binding
gptkbp:contrastsWith representative democracy
gptkbp:criticizedFor complexity of issues for voters
potential for majority tyranny
gptkbp:decisionMakingMethod popular vote
gptkbp:enables citizens to vote directly on laws
gptkbp:feature no intermediaries between voters and policy decisions
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Athenian_democracy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Direct democracy
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Switzerland
some U.S. states
gptkbp:relatedConcept deliberative democracy
participatory democracy
gptkbp:type gptkb:initiative
gptkb:politics
recall election
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:constitutional_law
policy decisions
legislation approval
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:politics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3