Multiple choice

What is a representative government?

  1. When citizens participate directly to represent their ideas.

  2. When citizens elect official to represent their ideas.

  3. When an elite group governs without the consent of citizens.

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Representative government means citizens elect officials to represent their interests and make decisions on their behalf. Option A describes direct democracy. Option C describes authoritarian or oligarchic rule. Option B correctly defines representative democracy - the core system used in colonial assemblies and modern American government.

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