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I realized while asking the question "Which nation is a direct democracy?" that it can't be answered without first drawing a line between a democracy direct and representative.

It's not easy since most (all?) representative democracies have some "instruments of direct democracy". And even Switzerland (considered by some as a direct democracy) have elected representatives (that's why others consider it as a semi-direct democracy).

One way to answer this question would be select the most advanced nation in that sense (which seems to be Switzerland) and declare that it's a direct democracy. Then we will need to see what's makes it so different from the representative democracies.

Switzerland is seen by some as a semi-direct democracy because it's a "representative democracy with strong instruments of direct democracy".

Defining what "strong" means seems to be the answer with this.

Why it's not a duplicate: A question has been asked How does direct democracy compare to representative democracy? But "it's currently phrased in a way that solicits opinions rather than concrete answers". The question is vague, and the chosen answers focus on whether direct democracy is better or worst than a representative democracy (which should be its title). Even if we rephrased the whole question (and it'sits title) the chosen answers would still be off topic for "where to draw the line" (one of the 4 answers would fit, though).

I realized while asking the question "Which nation is a direct democracy?" that it can't be answered without first drawing a line between a democracy direct and representative.

It's not easy since most (all?) representative democracies have some "instruments of direct democracy". And even Switzerland (considered by some as a direct democracy) have elected representatives (that's why others consider it as a semi-direct democracy).

One way to answer this question would be select the most advanced nation in that sense (which seems to be Switzerland) and declare that it's a direct democracy. Then we will need to see what's makes it so different from the representative democracies.

Switzerland is seen by some as a semi-direct democracy because it's a "representative democracy with strong instruments of direct democracy".

Defining what "strong" means seems to be the answer with this.

Why it's not a duplicate: A question has been asked How does direct democracy compare to representative democracy? But "it's currently phrased in a way that solicits opinions rather than concrete answers". The question is vague, and the chosen answers focus on whether direct democracy is better or worst than a representative democracy (which should be its title). Even if we rephrased the whole question (and it's title) the chosen answers would still be off topic for "where to draw the line" (one of the 4 answers would fit, though).

I realized while asking the question "Which nation is a direct democracy?" that it can't be answered without first drawing a line between a democracy direct and representative.

It's not easy since most (all?) representative democracies have some "instruments of direct democracy". And even Switzerland (considered by some as a direct democracy) have elected representatives (that's why others consider it as a semi-direct democracy).

One way to answer this question would be select the most advanced nation in that sense (which seems to be Switzerland) and declare that it's a direct democracy. Then we will need to see what's makes it so different from the representative democracies.

Switzerland is seen by some as a semi-direct democracy because it's a "representative democracy with strong instruments of direct democracy".

Defining what "strong" means seems to be the answer with this.

Why it's not a duplicate: A question has been asked How does direct democracy compare to representative democracy? But "it's currently phrased in a way that solicits opinions rather than concrete answers". The question is vague, and the chosen answers focus on whether direct democracy is better or worst than a representative democracy (which should be its title). Even if we rephrased the whole question (and its title) the chosen answers would still be off topic for "where to draw the line" (one of the 4 answers would fit, though).

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I realized while asking the question "Which nation is a direct democracy?" that it can't be answered without first drawing a line between a democracy direct and representative.

It's not easy since most (all?) representative democracies have some "instruments of direct democracy". And even Switzerland (considered by some as a direct democracy) have elected representatives (that's why others consider it as a semi-direct democracy).

One way to answer this question would be select the most advanced nation in that sense (which seems to be SwitzSwitzerland) and declare that it's a direct democracy. Then we will need to see what's makes it so different from the representative democracies.

Switzerland is seen by some as a semi-direct democracy because it's a "representative democracy with strong instruments of direct democracy".

Defining what "strong" means seems to be the answer with this.

Why it's not a duplicate: A question has been asked How does direct democracy compare to representative democracy? But "it's currently phrased in a way that solicits opinions rather than concrete answers". The question is vague, and the chosen answers focus on whether direct democracy is better or worst than a representative democracy (which should be its title). Even if we rephrased the whole question (and it's title) the chosen answers would still be off topic for "where to draw the line". But (thisone answer is interestingof the 4 answers would fit, though).

I realized while asking the question "Which nation is a direct democracy?" that it can't be answered without first drawing a line between a democracy direct and representative.

It's not easy since most (all?) representative democracies have some "instruments of direct democracy". And even Switzerland (considered by some as a direct democracy) have elected representatives (that's why others consider it as a semi-direct democracy).

One way to answer this question would be select the most advanced nation in that sense (which seems to be Switz) and declare that it's a direct democracy. Then we will need to see what's makes it so different from the representative democracies.

Switzerland is seen by some as a semi-direct democracy because it's a "representative democracy with strong instruments of direct democracy".

Defining what "strong" means seems to be the answer with this.

Why it's not a duplicate: A question has been asked How does direct democracy compare to representative democracy? But "it's currently phrased in a way that solicits opinions rather than concrete answers". The question is vague, and the chosen answers focus on whether direct democracy is better or worst than a representative democracy (which should be its title). Even if we rephrased the whole question (and it's title) the chosen answers would still be off topic for "where to draw the line". But this answer is interesting.

I realized while asking the question "Which nation is a direct democracy?" that it can't be answered without first drawing a line between a democracy direct and representative.

It's not easy since most (all?) representative democracies have some "instruments of direct democracy". And even Switzerland (considered by some as a direct democracy) have elected representatives (that's why others consider it as a semi-direct democracy).

One way to answer this question would be select the most advanced nation in that sense (which seems to be Switzerland) and declare that it's a direct democracy. Then we will need to see what's makes it so different from the representative democracies.

Switzerland is seen by some as a semi-direct democracy because it's a "representative democracy with strong instruments of direct democracy".

Defining what "strong" means seems to be the answer with this.

Why it's not a duplicate: A question has been asked How does direct democracy compare to representative democracy? But "it's currently phrased in a way that solicits opinions rather than concrete answers". The question is vague, and the chosen answers focus on whether direct democracy is better or worst than a representative democracy (which should be its title). Even if we rephrased the whole question (and it's title) the chosen answers would still be off topic for "where to draw the line" (one of the 4 answers would fit, though).

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I realized while asking the question "Which nation is a direct democracy?" that it can't be answered without first drawing a line between a democracy direct and representative.

It's not easy since most (all?) representative democracies have some "instruments of direct democracy". And even Switzerland (considered by some as a direct democracy) have elected representatives (that's why others consider it as a semi-direct democracy).

One way to answer this question would be select the most advanced nation in that sense (which seems to be Switz) and declare that it's a direct democracy. Then we will need to see what's makes it so different from the representative democracies.

Switzerland is seen by some as a semi-direct democracy because it's a "representative democracy with strong instruments of direct democracy".

Defining what "strong" means seems to be the answer with this.

Why it's not a duplicate: A question has been asked How does direct democracy compare to representative democracy? But "it's currently phrased in a way that solicits opinions rather than concrete answers". The question is vague, and the chosen answers focus on whether direct democracy is better or worst than a representative democracy (which should be its title). Even if we rephrased the whole question (and it's title) the chosen answers would still be off topic for "where to draw the line". But this answer is interesting.

I realized while asking the question "Which nation is a direct democracy?" that it can't be answered without first drawing a line between a democracy direct and representative.

It's not easy since most (all?) representative democracies have some "instruments of direct democracy". And even Switzerland (considered by some as a direct democracy) have elected representatives (that's why others consider it as a semi-direct democracy).

One way to answer this question would be select the most advanced nation in that sense (which seems to be Switz) and declare that it's a direct democracy. Then we will need to see what's makes it so different from the representative democracies.

Switzerland is seen by some as a semi-direct democracy because it's a "representative democracy with strong instruments of direct democracy".

Defining what "strong" means seems to be the answer.

Why it's not a duplicate: A question has been asked How does direct democracy compare to representative democracy? But "it's currently phrased in a way that solicits opinions rather than concrete answers". The question is vague, and the answers focus on whether direct democracy is better or worst than a representative democracy (which should be its title). Even if we rephrased the whole question (and it's title) the answers would still be off topic for "where to draw the line".

I realized while asking the question "Which nation is a direct democracy?" that it can't be answered without first drawing a line between a democracy direct and representative.

It's not easy since most (all?) representative democracies have some "instruments of direct democracy". And even Switzerland (considered by some as a direct democracy) have elected representatives (that's why others consider it as a semi-direct democracy).

One way to answer this question would be select the most advanced nation in that sense (which seems to be Switz) and declare that it's a direct democracy. Then we will need to see what's makes it so different from the representative democracies.

Switzerland is seen by some as a semi-direct democracy because it's a "representative democracy with strong instruments of direct democracy".

Defining what "strong" means seems to be the answer with this.

Why it's not a duplicate: A question has been asked How does direct democracy compare to representative democracy? But "it's currently phrased in a way that solicits opinions rather than concrete answers". The question is vague, and the chosen answers focus on whether direct democracy is better or worst than a representative democracy (which should be its title). Even if we rephrased the whole question (and it's title) the chosen answers would still be off topic for "where to draw the line". But this answer is interesting.

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