Assertion: democracy's citizen | /r/CapableOf | participate in decision-making process
Facets:
value: directly
type: MANNER
value: without the aid of elected representatives
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The oldest form of democracy is direct democracy which is characterized by citizens participating directly in the decision-making process without the aid of elected representatives.
text: In Fishkin's definition of deliberative democracy, lay citizens must participate in the decision-making process, thus making it a subtype of direct democracy.