Assertion: modern democracy | /r/HasProperty | representative
Facets:
value: generally
type: DEGREE
value: in nature
type: LOCATION
value: predominantly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Some modern democracies that are predominantly representative in nature also heavily rely upon forms of political action that are directly democratic.
text: Strictly speaking, modern democracies are generally representative democracies, where citizens elect representatives to manage the creation and implementation of laws, policies, and regulations on their behalf, in contrast to direct democracies in which citizens retain that responsibility.
text: Whereas ancient democracy was typically direct, with the people literally having a voice in every issue, modern democracy is typically representative, where people elect others to represent them.
text: Most modern democracies, being representative, not direct, do not resemble the Athenian system.