The Origins of the Cold War<span> are widely regarded to lie most directly in the relations between the </span>Soviet Union<span> and the </span>allies<span> (the </span>United States<span>, </span>Great Britain<span> and </span>France<span>) in the years 1945–1947. Those events led to the </span>Cold War<span> that endured for just under half a century. </span>
Semi-direct democracy is a type of democracy that combines the mechanisms of direct democracy and representative government. In semi-direct democracy, representatives administer daily governance, but citizens keep the sovereignty, being able to control their governments and laws through different forms of popular action: binding referendum, popular initiative, revocation of mandate, and public consultations. The first two forms—referendums and initiatives—are examples of direct legislation.
