In short they were both but they were a indirect-hegemonic empire. they were also very territorial. if your teacher says it’s wrong they are wrong.
Answer:
The United States of America is considered to be a representative democracy because American citizens elect officials serve as their representation in government. For example, a U.S. Senator. There are 100 Senators, 2 Senators representing each of the 50 States. Those Senators are elected by the inhabitants of their state for one reason; and that's because they will represent those inhabitants in government. This is why campaigning and appealing is so crucial to winning elected office; you want people to entrust you with the task of representing them.
A simpler way to imagine a representative democracy is like this:
Citizen ⇒ Representative ⇒ Government
The concept of a direct democracy differs from that of a representative democracy because unlike above, in which there is a "middleman" between the citizens and the government, there is no middleman in the case of a direct democracy. That is why it's "direct."
He wanted to have some kind of control over the new president's actions. So he didn't believe he could managed to persued John Adams. He wanted to imposed his own vision of America on the nation. He could influence Thomas Pinckney more. Also there was some badblood between them.
What complaints? Did u try adding a picture?
