Representative Government, Meaning, Features and Conditions for Establishing it
Topic Content:
- Meaning of Representative Government
- Features of Representative Government
- Conditions for Establishing Representative Government
What is a Representative Government?
A representative government is a type of government that elects its representative into the government to administer the state for a fixed term.
It can also be defined as a type of government in which people exercise their political sovereigntySovereignty is a political concept that refers to dominant power or supreme authority. In a monarchy, supreme power resides in the "sovereign", or king. In modern democracies, sovereign power rests with... More by directly electing their representatives into the government to administer the state for a fixed term.
It is a type of government in which people exercise their political sovereignty by directly electing their representatives in an election periodically. e.g. Presidential and Parliamentary. The representatives are always elected from constituencies or electoral areas .
Features of Representative Government:
Features of Representative
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