Question

Compare and contrast the role of political leaders in direct and representative democracies. A. Political leaders play a key role in representative democracies, and a minor role in direct democracies. B. Direct democracies require more political leaders to debate issues than representative democracies. C. Representative democracies minimize the power of political leaders while direct democracies increase their power. D. Direct democracies have no political leaders while representative democracies have many political leaders.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Political leaders play a crucial role in representative democracies and a minor role in direct democracies

Explanation:

By comparing and contrasting the role of political leaders in direct and representative democracies, it can be concluded that "Political leaders play a key role in representative democracies and a minor role in direct democracies."

This is because political leaders in representative democracies often represent their people in making decisions that concerned them. For example, the Representstives at the House and Senators at the Congress are political leaders in representative democracies. They make laws and decide on important issues such as when to go to war, constitutional amendment, national policy decisions, etc.