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Why does the united states have a representative democracy (republic) instead of a direct democracy as it's form of government?

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  1. 2 March, 22:41
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    Citizens of the United States vote for people to represent their ideas and make decisions for them in the government, whereas in a direct democracy citizens would vote on issues directly.
  2. 2 March, 22:49
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    I believe the reason was so that the smaller states would have a more fair representation in government.
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