What is the main way a representative democracy differs from a direct democracy?

The direct democracy is different from the representative democracy.

In direct democracy, the citizen's of a country uses their voting right or power to elect the member while the public directly elects government officials. Representatives are elected from a district or parliamentary constituency or represent all voters in several proportional arrangements.

Mixed system is used in some countries. Although representatives in such a democracy are elected by the people, the representatives themselves decide the policies to act in the public interest.

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the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.