What is the difference between Direct and Indirect Democracy ?

The difference between Direct and Indirect Democracy :

Direct Democracy

  • All the people of a nation or community directly participate in decision making.
  • All the people of the community sit together, raise issues, discuss them and take decisions.
  • The entire community forms the Legislature

Indirect Democracy

  • In this type of democracy representatives of the people are chosen to govern the country
  • Those chosen or elected people carry the feelings, sentiments and problems of the people and take decisions.
  • These representatives of majority party form the Government and are part of Legislature.