WE THE PEOPLE IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION
(in)direct democracy
direct: a system of govt in which members of the policy meet to discuss all policy decisions and then agree to abide by majority rule
indirect: a system of govt that gives citizens the opportunity to vote for representatives who work on their behalf
republic
a govt rooted in the consent of the governed; a representative or indirect democracy
pluralist democracy
the theory that political power is distributed among a wide array of diverse and competing interest groups
participatory democracy
participatory democracy
elite democracy
articles of confederation
great compromise
3/5ths compromise
the federalist papers