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In a representative democracy, not everyone is a member of the government. In fact, relatively few people are. So how is a representative democracy different from an oligarchy? 30 points!

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in a representative democracy the representatives are picked by the common people in an oligarchy the representatives are usually decided by government position and wealth
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Oligarchies are different from the representative democracy because in the Oligarchy only a small group of people holds power for family ties, for positions of power, royalty or military control.

In a representative democracy, people vote for a representative that defends the same ideas as them and this person will be their representative for a certain time. The difference is that anyone who can be elected a representative, there is no need for a position of power or being a part of a family to become a representative.

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