Concept:In a representative government, citizens do not rule directly. They elect representatives who exercise political power on their behalf.
Explanation:Citizens use their political power mainly through periodic elections.
They choose representatives to make laws, take decisions, and manage public affairs for them.
The elected officials are answerable to the people, but the actual governing decisions are not made by all citizens together.
Instead, the people influence governance indirectly by selecting who will represent them.
Since public policies and laws are made through these representatives, the citizens exercise their political power in an indirect manner.
Answer:B. indirectly