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The 32 pages that link to Representative democracy, each with the reason it gives.

• Athenian democracyCompared with: Athenian citizens voted directly on many decisions rather than delegating them to elected legislators.

• RepublicanismRelated: Many modern republics make popular sovereignty workable through elected representatives.

• DemocracyBroader topic: It is the dominant way large modern states exercise popular rule.

• John Stuart MillRelated: Mill argues that participation and representation can educate citizens as well as govern them.

• Liberal democracyNarrower topic: Elected representation supplies liberal democracy’s basic structure of government.

• Popular sovereigntyRelated: Elections provide an institutional route for citizens to exercise authority indirectly.

• Direct democracyCompared with: It contrasts citizens making decisions themselves with decisions entrusted to elected officials.

• Political representationNarrower topic: It is the institutional form most commonly associated with elected representation.

• Classical liberalismRelated: Representation provides a mechanism for political consent within a limited state.

• RepublicRelated: Many large republics govern through elected representatives rather than direct assemblies.

• ReferendumCompared with: Referendums let voters decide an issue directly instead of delegating that decision.

• Consent of the governedBroader topic: Elections provide an institutional means for citizens to authorize officeholders.

• Democratic accountabilityNarrower topic: It supplies the elected institutions that hold many officials to account.

• Workers' self-managementCompared with: Workplace self-management can rely on direct participation rather than elected representation alone.

• Democratic LegitimacyRelated: It explains how popular authority operates through elected institutions rather than continuous direct rule.

• Political equalityBroader topic: Its legitimacy depends partly on whether people have equal chances to choose and hold representatives accountable.

• Presbyterian polityRelated: Presbyterian councils use elected representatives to govern beyond the local congregation.

• Public participationCompared with: It delegates decisions to elected officials rather than requiring direct public involvement in each one.

• Grand National Assembly of TurkeyRelated: Elected deputies give the Assembly its representative basis.

• Participatory democracyCompared with: It delegates most routine decisions, while participatory democracy seeks more direct public involvement.

• First Philippine RepublicNarrower topic: The Malolos Constitution assigned legislative authority to a representative assembly.

• Parliamentary democracyNarrower topic: Parliamentary democracy is a representative form centered on legislative elections.

• Emmanuel Joseph SieyèsRelated: Sieyès argued that a large nation acts politically through representatives rather than constant assembly.

• Libya under Muammar GaddafiCompared with: Libya’s official rejection of parliamentary representation distinguished the Jamahiriya’s claims of direct rule.

• David GraeberCompared with: Graeber’s advocacy of direct democracy challenged reliance on political representation.

• Popular assemblyCompared with: It contrasts direct assembly decisions with decision-making delegated to elected officials.

• Third International TheoryCompared with: Its rejection of delegated representation distinguishes Gaddafi’s model from parliamentary government.

• GrassrootsCompared with: Grassroots participation can press beyond the periodic representation this system provides.

• LegislatorNarrower topic: Elections connect legislators’ authority to the people they represent.

• PoliticianNarrower topic: It explains the institutional role politicians hold between elections.

• History of democracyRelated: Its rise made democracy workable across large territories and populations.

• ParticracyNarrower topic: Particracy can redirect representation from individual constituents toward party organizations.