Direct Democracy

Indirect Democracy

Founded on the principle of elected persons representing a group of people.

Places power in the hands of representatives who are elected by the people.

Model of democracy in which citizens are provided power to make political decisions.

The people under democracy have no control over the government.

Freedom of speech is an example of democratic practice.

Representative democracy places power in the hands of representatives who are elected by the people.

Participatory Democracy involves more lay citizen participation in decision making.

The right to vote is not an example of democratic practice