any system where the decision making involves some sort of consensuses by those being ruled is bound to be better then an authoritarian rule. However democracy is not a system of government it is a method whereby the governors are chosen to be appointed.
The United States is a presidential democracy.
The United Kingdom is a Parliamentary Democracy.
representational democracy
governmental or federal
social democracy
social democracy
St. Lucia is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.
democracy
democracy
people
A democracy.
Direct democracy is the term used to describe a system where individuals themselves make governmental policies rather than representatives. Representative democracy is where people elect representatives to make those decisions.