What is the difference between a Representative government and a parliamentary government?

Answer 1

Answer 1

Democracy means "by authority of the people" in one translation. Direct Democracy means the various questions that the state must decide are decided by asking the people to give the answer. Representative Democracy provides a system of representatives elected by the people in a more-or-less direct fashion. It is these representatives who make the decisions on the questions that present themselves.

Direct Democracy is hampered by having to rely on someone to properly phrase the question presented for decision and differences in opinion on how the questions should be phrased.

Direct Democracy is susceptible to the heat of the moment which could lead to bad decisions.

Representative Democracy is a step away from the direct control of the people but provides for the development of expertise on different issues.

Typically, Representative Democracy has various limits or ties that keep representatives tied to the people. Short terms, frequent elections, short sessions and constitutional restrictions. More restrictive methods include term limits and recall elections.

Representative Democracy doesn't rely on all of the citizens voting (many votes in a Direct Democracy could lead to voter apathy and few and fewer voters.)

Historically Direct Democracy was impracticable due to the limitations of voting and counting votes. Modern advances in electronic voting has done away with those limitations, while opening up the prospect of ease of vote manipulation.

In a direct democracy, every citizen votes each individual law or government decision. But, in a representative democracy, citizens vote for a small group of people to make government decisions and laws for them.

Answer 2

In a representative democracy, a group of people is established as eligible voters. In the United States, for example, citizens over 18 without felony convictions may vote. These citizens vote for representatives, such as Congress people, Senators, and local officials. When elected, a representative agrees to serve the interest of his or her constituency, regardless as to party affiliation, age, race, or gender. The representative travels to the State or National capitol to make laws and assist with the running of the government. Often, a representative must balance warring interests in his or her community, and hopes to satisfy most, but not all, of the constituents.

Answer 3

A direct democracy is one in which everybody has a voice in the government on every single issue that the government is faced with. Which is therotically not probable. A representative democracy is one in which a group of people in a district, county, city, state, or a country elect people to represent their views on how the government should conduct these affairs. When the representative no longer represent's his constituents views and beliefs, then the people can elect someone who will on the next election cycle or in some countries or states, can be voted out of office and replaced.

Answer 2

In functional terms a parliament is the seat of representative governance. The correct term would be it as republican form of democracy. Often elections are for a party, which then select who will sit on the Parliaments seats. Other Parliaments directly elect their seat holders. The only possible situation where a parliament would be a pure or direct democratic government would be if all citizens were members to it.