The best reason why direct democracy would not work well in the United States is that

it would be impossible to get each and every citizen to vote.

the national government can not listen to the ideas of individuals.

it may have worked in ancient Greece, but it can not work in the modern world.

large groups of voters would be difficult to manage.

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Mary Duffy

Social Studies

12 December, 13:57

The best reason why direct democracy would not work well in the United States is that

it would be impossible to get each and every citizen to vote.

the national government can not listen to the ideas of individuals.

it may have worked in ancient Greece, but it can not work in the modern world.

large groups of voters would be difficult to manage.

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Kaiden Barnes · Answer 1

One reason a direct democracy will not work in the United States is because a large group of voters would be to difficult to manage. This is because people get together and these days they will riot and fight each other over any political disagreement. The United States has millions of registered voters but not all of the people elect to vote. There are also millions of people who are not registered to vote and still get mad when the person they like doesn't win an election. Another reason a direct democracy won't work is because of the nightmare it would bring the minority population. The correct answer is D.