In the united states, we elect candidates whom we believe will best represent our interests in state capitals and in washington, d. c. this is an example of a(n)

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In the United States, we elect candidates whom we believe will best represent our interests in state capitals and in Washington, D.C. This is an example of a representative Republic or a representative Democracy.

In a direct democracy, people elect their representants that in the case of the United States are the legislators that form the Congress, divided into two chambers: the Senate or Upper chamber and the House of Representatives or lower chamber. Depending on if these are federal or state, people vote in these elections. On the other hand, the other type of democracy is a direct democracy, where people do not elect their representants but they vote directly on the kind of legislation they consider proper.

islamic religious leaders have traditionally been people who, as part of the clerisy, mosque, or government, performed a prominent role within their community or nation. however, in the modern contexts of muslims minorities in non-muslim countries as well as secularised muslim states like turkey, indonesia and bangladesh, religious leadership may take a variety of non-formal shapes.

compared to religious leaders/clerics of the other abrahamic faiths, islamic clergy are said to resemble rabbis and not priests. unlike catholic priests they do not "serve as intermediaries between mankind and god",[1] have "process of ordination",[2] or "sacramental functions",[1] but instead serve as "exemplars, teachers, judges, and community leaders," providing religious rules to the pious on "even the most minor and private" matters.[1]