🗳️ DIRECT DEMOCRACY
PAGE 1 OF 5 — THE BIG IDEA
YOU VOTE, YOU DECIDE!
NO REPRESENTATIVES NEEDED!
In a direct democracy, citizens vote on laws and big decisions themselves instead of picking leaders to decide for them. There is no middle step: your voice goes straight into the rule. This idea is thousands of years old and still shapes how some communities vote today. It puts real power in the hands of the people who live under the law.
⚡ DID YOU KNOW?
The word "democracy" comes from Greek words meaning "people" and "power." Direct democracy is the oldest famous version of that idea!
VOTE!
DIRECT
✋ Citizens choose each law
🗳️ Your ballot is the final say
🗳️ Your ballot is the final say
REPRESENTATIVE
🏛️ You elect officials first
📋 They vote on laws for you
📋 They vote on laws for you