How does the government of a republic differ from that of a direct democracy? in a direct democracy, power is given to political parties, yet in a republic power is given to a tyrant.
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in a republic, all power is in the hands of a committee of appointees, yet in a direct democracy the leader of the city-state has the concentration of power.
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in a republic, every citizen votes directly on all proposed laws, yet in a direct democracy only male citizens are eligible to vote.
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in a republic, each representative is elected to office by the citizens, yet in a direct democracy every citizen votes directly on proposed legislation.