It comes from the Ancient Greek words demos (people) and kratos (power) and means power of the people or people power.....................it is agovernment.
the people Popular sovereignty means that power is derived from the consent of the governed people.
Democracy came from the greek word "demos"means people and "kratos"means power.(power of the people)
δημο- (demo) means the people. ex. democracy demo-cracy the people's power (-cracy from cratos/kratos power)
In Greek, democracy literally means people by people, like the common saying 'for the people by the people'. Greece was first in the world to have a democracy and is called "the cradle of democracy.
It comes from the Ancient Greek words demos (people) and kratos (power) and means power of the people or people power.
The government gets its power from the people.
No.In all democracies, the highest power is the citizenry. Democracy means "power to the people". The leader, whether it be a president, prime minister and so on, is the voice of the people. The people have the power to replace that voice in a democracy, whether by legal means (referendums, elections, impeachments) or "unlawful" means (revolts, revolutions, coups).
it means that people only had certain power over the government
Usually it means democracy or "power to the people." Note: The U.S. is not a democracy but is a republic. This a common misconception.
The chief source of political power in India is the people. India is a Democratic Republic and this means that the ultimate power lies with the people.
it means you get the power of some worm people