Question

A representative democracy is a form of government in which

Answer 1

Answer:

citizens have a voice in the government by electing representatives who speak for them

Explanation:

That is what the United States is. For future reference, look at the name of the government and try to find a definition.

Answer 2

Answer:

A representative democracy is a form of government in which citizens have a voice in the government by electing representatives who speak for them.

Explanation:

Representative democracy is the name for a socio-political system of a democratic type in which power is created by elections in which citizens elect their representatives, who then make decisions on their behalf.

There are various forms of representative democracy in the world that differ as to whether the head of state is a hereditary monarch or an elected president, or whether the executive is subordinate to the assembly (as in the parliamentary system), or there is a clear division of power (as in the so-called presidential republics like the United States).