AP US Government and Politics Quiz
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FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
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At a town meeting, residents vote directly on budgets and ordinances; which democracy model is illustrated?
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Pluralist democracy, where many organized groups compete to influence officials, and policy reflects bargaining among interests rather than mass voting.
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Elite democracy, where a small set of wealthy, well-connected leaders largely decides policy while elections mainly legitimize their rule.
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Direct democracy, where citizens themselves deliberate and vote on laws and policies without relying on elected representatives to decide.
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Representative democracy, where citizens choose lawmakers who then vote on budgets and ordinances on the public's behalf.
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Republicanism as pure democracy, where unelected judges and bureaucrats write laws to prevent majority tyranny through expertise.
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