Question

Which situation is impossible under a representative democracy?

a.The legislature can declare local laws illegal.
b.Legislators are chosen without consulting citizens.
c.Citizens vote directly on an issue.
d.The head of state is also the head of the military.

Answer 1

Legislators cannot be chosen without consulting citizens, that's the point of the representative and the democracy

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. Under a representative democracy, citizens can't vote directly on an issue.

Step-by-step explanation:

In a representative democracy, the people exercise their sovereignty through the representative bodies that are elected by vote. Therefore, citizens can not make decisions by direct vote, but they are taken by the representatives elected by them.