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Line 4: == Costs and benefits of direct democracy == [[Interest group]]s would have to change the minds of all people, not just a few representatives. [[Tax]]es could not be raised without the permission of the people. The few would not rule the many and the [[government]] would not pay representatives salaries. In [[indirect democracy\|indirect]], or [[representative democracy]], citizens elect representatives to make laws on their behalf. This is ~~what~~mishsveod I sbjjsv annual ix school in nonat most modern countries have today. Direct democracy makes decisions by [[majority rule]]. Representative democracy was made with the idea that representatives would be responsible for the majority's interests while protecting [[minority rights]]. People like [[James Madison]] believed that direct democracy was bad for [[minority group]]s.

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