Question

Namita is voting in a state election. She selects the candidate she wants to be state senator, a position that involves drafting and approving changes to state laws. This election is an example of

Answer 1

Answer:

Representative democracy.

Explanation:

Representative democracy refers to a system where the people govern through the election of parties or representatives with decision-making rights. Representative democracy can also be seen as a collective term for a number of democratic models. Common to these, however, is that the core consists of regularly recurring elections between competing representatives. People's sovereignty is achieved by the citizens influencing the government by voting in these elections. It is by far the most widespread method of exercising authoritative and legitimate control, demanding responsibility and developing debate in modern democracies.