How does representative democracy differ from direct democracy?
A) In a representative democracy taxes are less obvious.
B) In a direct democracy the individual citizens directly make policies, rules, and other governing decisions.
C) A representative democracy eliminates the ability of the citizens to influence governing decisions.
D) The only difference between the two is the way in which representatives are elected.
E) Representative democracy allows more citizen involvement than direct democracy.
B
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A. an increase in marking-up practices by other House committees. B. congressional concern with meeting spending limits. C. the 1983 Supreme Court ruling on the legislative veto. D. a decline in the use of trust funds by Congress. E. an increase in legislative inducements to restrict spending on entitlement programs.
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