This is a good question as many countries claim to be democratic that aren't ie North Korea. Here are some clear indicators. People choose their leaders at elections at which all adults are entitled to vote. The voters have a free choice of candidates with differing views. Human rights of all groups are respected especially free speech and free media.
A true democracy is a government in which the citizens must vote on every issue. However, this is not necessary for a government to be considered 'democratic'. For example, the United States government would be considered a democratic republic because, while we vote on many issues, we also elect representatives to vote on issues for us so that the citizens do not have to decide every single issue. A government is really considered to be democratic if the people being governed have some amount of control in their government.
In a pure democracy, the majority choose the winner without any restrictions on who may be elected or who gets to vote. The person with the most votes wins.
Votes are counted accurately and in timely fashion. The ballot is secret and no threats, real or threatened are made in an effort to influence the voters.
1.Everyone should be able to choose.
2.There should be something to choose from.
3. The choice should be offered at regular intervels.
3.Election must be held regularly after every few years.
4.The candidate preffered by the people should get elected.
5.Election should be conducted in a free and fair manner.
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Demos refers to "the people". True democracy maintains the ultimate power in the electorate. But even in this day and age with thousands of reporters and just plain good people around, there is still a lot of monkey business in politics and it always involves money. A presidential campaign costs tens of millions, some of which remains unmentioned. Mitt Romney is probably the richest candidate in history. I don't hold his wealth against him. BUT I know he moves in rich and powerful circles and I don't trust many of them.
When it's people are given the opportunity to choose who they want to represent themselves, it allows people to choose their leaders.
That government officials are elected by the people in open, free and fair elections where there is a plethora of political ideologies.
its when you get to vote yourself and not having to follow what the president tells you to do
yes a good democratic system of govt can sustain economic progress yes a good democratic system of govt can sustain economic progress
Both. In the eye of outside world its democratic but people inside the country are still feeling autocratic govt.
A democratic govt is good because it is formed by the leaders chosen by people and r answerable to it.
In Chile, a democratic country of Salvador Allende was expelled by the military coup by Augusto Pinochet. Though, the govt. by Allende was not true democratic but Pinochet's govt. was totally a DICTATORSHIP. After Pinochet's 17 years rule he conducted a referendum in which the people ere asked to agree or simply disagree the proposal of Pinochet of continuing his govt. but, he was voted no for his proposal and in the election Michelle Bachelet became the President.
similarities: both enjoyedimmense public supportarose due to political conflictpolitical organisation played a critical roledifferences: bolivian water war was against a decision of the democratic govt. whereas the nepal struggle was for a democratic govt
A democratic state is one which is run by the will of the people if you are given the right to vote you are in a democratic state
It is run by a dictator and that makes it non democratic.
Quebec is part of Canada, Virginia part of the US. Neither can directly enact agreements with the other. The Canadian govt makes agreements with the US govt.
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democratic republic - people of the republic get to vote on their governmentbritish Govt - Kings and queens have say over the governmentIf I knew why would i be asking
Democratic govt • Government by representation, i.e. People choose their representatives and their representatives choose for them on important decisions that affect the jurisdiction • Democratic countries allow the public to cast votes on their Head of Government. • Democratic countries are sometimes well surveyed and controlled by proper laws to avoidcorruption • The democratic systems of government are based on the separation of powers in the state, which means that the powers of government are separated functionally between branches of government.
these are countries where there is absence of monarchy and the govt. set up here may be secularist/socialist/capitalist may be a democratic one .....thus they are free of an authorised control.........