Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which the electorate decides on policy initiatives without elected representatives as proxies.
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10 Facts About Direct democracy
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The main bodies in the Athenian Direct democracy were the assembly, composed of male citizens; the boule, composed of 500 citizens; and the law courts, composed of a massive number of jurors chosen by lot, with no judges.
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The Athenian democracy was direct not only in the sense that the assembled people made decisions, but in the sense that the people – through the assembly, boule, and law courts – controlled the entire political process, and a large proportion of citizens were involved constantly in public affairs.
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Some issues surrounding the related notion of a direct democracy using the Internet and other communications technologies are dealt with in the article on e-democracy and below under the heading Electronic direct democracy.
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Direct democracy has been championed by anarchist thinkers since its inception, and direct democracy as a political theory has been largely influenced by anarchism.
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Direct democracy'storians differ on which of them was responsible for which institution, and which of them most represented a truly democratic movement.
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Greatest and longest-lasting democratic leader was Pericles; after his death, Athenian Direct democracy was twice briefly interrupted by an oligarchic revolution towards the end of the Peloponnesian War.
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Pure form of direct democracy exists only in the Swiss cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden and Glarus.
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Direct democracy was not what the framers of the United States Constitution envisioned for the nation.
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