I'm not super familiar with the Swiss system, but as I understand it (based largely on Helene Landemore's book Open Democracy, which discusses Switzerland somewhat), there is a big element of direct democracy at the canton level, but at the national level things are still relatively representative. That is, many decisions made within local jurisdictions are voted on by the people, but at the national level decisions are still made by elected representatives. In this sense, it's a mixed direct/representative democracy with a heavy emphasis on the direct democracy aspect. Landemore actually argues that this kind of mixed direct/representative system is a more accurate description of 5th-4th century BCE Athens as well, even though most people refer to Athens as direct democracy. It's an interesting claim, and I find her argument quite convincing.
Technically you're correct. However, I would point out that the Nazis did gain significant numbers of seats and percentages of the vote during the late 1920s and early 30s, which is what led to Hitler being appointed.
Thank you so much for these videos! They are very helpful and well-explained
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this saved me on my midterm
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Love the video
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Switzerland is a direct democracy tho, isn’t it ?
I'm not super familiar with the Swiss system, but as I understand it (based largely on Helene Landemore's book Open Democracy, which discusses Switzerland somewhat), there is a big element of direct democracy at the canton level, but at the national level things are still relatively representative. That is, many decisions made within local jurisdictions are voted on by the people, but at the national level decisions are still made by elected representatives. In this sense, it's a mixed direct/representative democracy with a heavy emphasis on the direct democracy aspect.
Landemore actually argues that this kind of mixed direct/representative system is a more accurate description of 5th-4th century BCE Athens as well, even though most people refer to Athens as direct democracy. It's an interesting claim, and I find her argument quite convincing.
Love the videos but technically hitler wasnt democratically elected but rather appointed to his position of chancellor
Technically you're correct. However, I would point out that the Nazis did gain significant numbers of seats and percentages of the vote during the late 1920s and early 30s, which is what led to Hitler being appointed.