Why is a representative government necessary?

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Mae

Social Studies

13 October, 01:42

Why is a representative government necessary?

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Jessica Davies · Answer 1

An alternative to a representative government is a direct democracy: all the citizens (of age) voting personally on laws (as is is Switzerland).

This is problematic because it's costly and takes up a lot of time: all the citizens need to be informed about all the laws. Because of this often representative democracy is preferred.