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Canada, the USA, India and the UK have representative democratic systems. What are the features of this system?

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Universal adult franchise
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Rule of majority
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Political accountability
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Rule of law
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The correct options are
A Universal adult franchise
B Rule of majority
C Political accountability
D Rule of law
Countries like the USA, India, the UK and Canada are representative democracies. The main features of representative democracies are the univeral adult franchise where each adult has one vote. It has rule of majority where the candidate with simple majority is elected as the representative. This setup ensures political accountability as well and is based on the rule of law which says that no individual is above the law.

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