Define direct democracy and representative democracy


Assignment: Influences on the Founding of the United States of America

Part 1 Matrix:

Complete each section of the matrix below. Include APA citations for all borrowed ideas, facts, or definitions.

Documents

Summary of Document

What was this document's significance or influence on the values of the American political culture or the ideas for the structure and organization of the U.S. Federal Government?

Magna Carta

 

 

Mayflower Compact

 

 

Declaration of Independence

 

 

Articles of Confederation

 

 

The Virginia Plan

 

 

The New Jersey Plan

 

 

The Connecticut Plan

 

 

The U.S. Constitution

 

 

The Bill of Rights

 

 

Philosophers

Who was this?

How did each philosopher's writings and ideas influence the Founders when developing the ideas and values of the American political culture and the nature and structure of the U.S. system of government?

Thomas Hobbes

 

 

John Locke

 

 

Montesquieu

 

 

 

Selected Founders

Who was this?

What role did this Founder play in the establishment of the United States of America and its system of government?

Benjamin Franklin

 

 

Alexander Hamilton

 

 

George Washington

 

 

Thomas Jefferson

 

 

James Madison

 

 

John Adams

 

 

Political Factions

What were each of these factions?

What were each factions ideas on the power and scope of the U.S. Federal government?

Federalists

 

 

Anti-Federalists

 

 

Concepts

How is this concept manifest in the organization of the U.S. federal government?

Why is this concept important in a representative democracy?

Separation of Powers

 

 

Checks and Balances

 

 

Part 2 Essay:

Write a 250- to 350-word response below to the following:

Define the terms "direct democracy" and "representative democracy." Why is the government of the United States of America considered a republic in the context of a "constitutional democracy"?

Include APA citations for all borrowed ideas, facts, or definitions.

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