Which term describes a government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions?

Which term describes a government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions?

• A. Monarchy
• B. Democracy
• C. Theocracy
• D. Oligarchy

Answer: (B)

This describes a system where people have a say in who makes the laws by choosing others to represent them, and those representatives then govern and decide policy. That’s democracy, specifically representative democracy, where elected officials act on behalf of the citizens. Monarchy is rule by a king or queen, often hereditary, not elected representatives. Theocracy is rule by religious leaders or according to religious law. An oligarchy is rule by a small, powerful elite. None of those emphasize citizens electing officials to govern on their behalf the way democracy does.

This describes a system where people have a say in who makes the laws by choosing others to represent them, and those representatives then govern and decide policy. That’s democracy, specifically representative democracy, where elected officials act on behalf of the citizens.

Monarchy is rule by a king or queen, often hereditary, not elected representatives. Theocracy is rule by religious leaders or according to religious law. An oligarchy is rule by a small, powerful elite. None of those emphasize citizens electing officials to govern on their behalf the way democracy does.