To become a supreme court judge, you have to be nominated by the president, so the executive branch and then approved by congress, so the legislative branch. that’s checks and balances and going “through” the branches :)
Yes, if everyone voted on economic decisions rather than letting markets decide them, then it could be considered a socialist direct democracy
Direct democracy : a condition in which the people are directly involved in the Governance
Socialist : a condition in which a country's resource are controlled by social community and also for their own benefit
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Jefferson's party, known today as the Democratic-Republican Party, was then in full control of the apparatus of government—from the state legislature and city hall to the White House.
Jeffersonian democracy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffersonian_democracy
State<span> & Local </span>Government<span>. Powers not granted to the </span>federal government<span> are reserved for </span>states<span> and the people, which are divided between </span>state<span> and local</span>governments<span>. ... All </span>state governments<span> are modeled after the </span>federal government<span>and consist of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.</span>
