Direct democracy
- The people decide on concrete laws themselves
- Referendum
- People deciding on the law
- Consultation of the people
- Popular initiative ( parliament vote on law)
- Initiative of new law is given by the people (Quorum)
Indirect Parliamentary Democracy
- Decides on the laws
- Suffrage
- Proportional representation
- Members of parliament are decided according to the proportion they got during the elections
- No personal element in the voting process
- Principle of Legality
- Every act of the executive branch must be based on law
- Executive branch (including administration) is bound by the law
- Without a law, the executive is not entitled to act
- Voter gives legitimization to executive branch