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Why didn't the United States establish a Direct Democracy?

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The United States is a representative democracy. This means that our government is elected by citizens. Here, citizens vote for their government officials. These officials represent the citizens' ideas and concerns in government.

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There are too many people to make voting directly on every law practical.

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