Free and competitive elections are necessary for the continued existence of a representative democracy. a. a totalitarian regime to succeed and demonstrate its legitimacy. b. direct democracy to occur. c. citizens to have justifiable pride in their country. d. all people, regardless of citizenship status, to have a voice in their government.

The best answer to the question: Free and competitive elections are necessary for:, would be: The continued existence of a representative democracy.

Explanation:

Democracy is a system in which the people have control of how they are governed, and who governs them, through direct election, or the election of representatives as is the case of the U.S, who voice the people´s choices. In order for this truth about democracy to be maintained, free and competitive elections are necessary because they ensure that they people have a varied choice, and are not, in any form, forced to just one, or two options. This would be the very antithesis of democratic systems. Without this, neither democracy, much less a representative democracy, would survive.

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