Which of the following best describes a disadvantage of a representative democracy compared to a direct democracy? Elections are unnecessary because birth and political party determine the officials. Elected officials may not always act in the best interests of those they represent. People are able to vote directly on issues that they care about. Decision-making is often slower because more people are involved in making the decisions.

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Lina Buchanan

22 March, 17:41

Which of the following best describes a disadvantage of a representative democracy compared to a direct democracy? Elections are unnecessary because birth and political party determine the officials. Elected officials may not always act in the best interests of those they represent. People are able to vote directly on issues that they care about. Decision-making is often slower because more people are involved in making the decisions.

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Judah Preston · Answer 1

"Elected officials may not always act in the best interests of those they represent" since they represent areas that contain lots of people with different views. Of course direct democracies have plenty of problems as well.