What are the key elements of representative democracy and how did they develop over time?

A representative democracy is a system where citizens of a country vote for government representatives to handle legislation and ruling the country on their behalf. It is the opposite of direct democracy, where the public gets to vote on laws to be passed and other issues; and autocracy, where a dictator has absolute power and the people have no say in how a country is governed.

- "it was a failure that was an embarrassment for the kennedy administration."

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food and resources were plentiful.

women were encouraged to marry later in life so they could work in factories.