"In a pure democracy, citizens assemble and administer the government in person." Federalist Paper #10[paragraph 13]* If you lived in a pure democratic city, all the citizens would gather to do the work of the city. If the city needed a traffic light, all the city's citizens would have to gather, decide that a light was needed, decide where to place the traffic light, then go and install the traffic light.
Democracy v. Republic: Federalist Papers Explain
Democracy v. Republic: Federalist Papers…
Democracy v. Republic: Federalist Papers Explain
"In a pure democracy, citizens assemble and administer the government in person." Federalist Paper #10[paragraph 13]* If you lived in a pure democratic city, all the citizens would gather to do the work of the city. If the city needed a traffic light, all the city's citizens would have to gather, decide that a light was needed, decide where to place the traffic light, then go and install the traffic light.