Which of the following modern examples best illustrates direct democracy? a town hall in which all of the attending citizens voted on a zoning proposal
a republic in which the citizens vote for a president who runs the government
a country that elects members to a parliament to create laws
a federation in which each state sends a person to represent the state in a congress

"but let us admit texas, and we shall place the balance of power in the hands of the texans themselves. they, with the southern states, will control the policy and the destiny of this nation; our tariff will then be held at the will of the texan advocates of free trade. are our friends of the north prepared to deliver over this great national policy to the people of texas? " - rep. joshua giddings, ohio, may 21, 1844 this quote points to what major issue in the years leading up to the civil war?