Complex sentence: Etymological roots of democracy (Greek "demos" and "kratos") imply that the people are in power and thus that all democracies are participatory however, traditional representative democracy tends to limit citizen participation to voting, leaving actual governance to politicians.
Split into simpler sentences: Etymological roots of democracy (Greek "demos" and "kratos") imply that the people are in power and thus that all democracies are participatory. However, traditional representative democracy tends to limit citizen participation to voting, leaving actual governance to politicians.