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<h1 class="p-name">Direct Democracy</h1>
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<details><summary>Referenced by:</summary><a href="/garden/anarchism/index.md">Anarchism</a><a href="/garden/consensus-democracy/index.md">Consensus Democracy</a><a href="/garden/gerrymandering/index.md">Gerrymandering</a></details>

A form of democracy where every voter gets to vote on every issue directly, and the majority rules. This form of voting is often criticized for having no safe guards to prevent a majority group from oppressing a minority group.