Question

Question
What distinguishes a direct
democracy from a representative democracy?

Answer 1

direct democracy is where the citizens are actively involved in affairs of the state whereas indirect democracy is where the citizens elect representatives to run affairs of the state on their behalf

Step-by-step explanation:

direct = people do it themselves

indirect = elect someone to do it for you

Answer 2

In direct democracy, the people decide on policies without any intermediary or representative, whereas in a representative democracy people vote for representatives who then enact policy initiatives.