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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > political parties and interest groups > representative role types
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > political campaign management > representative role types

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representative role types  

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  • IN CONTRASTTO direct democracy, in which citizens directly vote on public policy, representative democracies require an intermediary who represents the interests of those who elect them. How this representational duty is accomplished can be more complicated that it might first appear. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Representative Role Types]

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