Ways in which citizens can participate in the political process
Electing representatives to act on their behalf
Establishment of political parties
Indirect democracy
Participation of the people in the political decision & tasks of government, with the intervention/mediation of a third party
Semi-direct democracy
combination of indirect & direct democracy
Direct democracy
Participation of the people in the political decision & tasks of government, without the intervention/mediation of a third party
Characteristics of indirect democracy
Representatives (traditional system, proportional representation, mixed system)
Electoral systems
Semi-direct democracy
Mechanisms to ensure greater direct involvement of citizens in the affairs of the state