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A democracy is a regime where rule is determined by the people. Usually, the rule of the people involves voting either directly on propositions, or indirectly through representatives.
The original Greek word was derived from demos, meaning "the people," and kratein meaning "to rule." So it means '' ruled by the people'' or ''the people rule.''
Essentially, a democracy is a system of government owned and controlled by the majority of those it governs. Decisions on policies and actions by the government are made by the elected representatives of the populace, or by direct plebiscite (propositions decided by a majority vote of the citizens).
The modern concept of a democracy is a form of government in which power is held directly or indirectly by citizens under a free electoral system. Abraham Lincoln referred to the US democracy as a government "by the people, of the people, and for the people." This is one of the best and simplest definitions.
In a democracy, the people who live under it elect their own leaders by voting. The problem of pure democracies can be illustrated by the old proverb about two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner.
It works much better in a republic, where the people vote for other people to represent them to the elected leaders, called 'government'; these people use good sense in making decisions, and can be thrown out of office if they do not.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 15y ago-noun, plural -cies. 1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. 2. a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies. 3. a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges. 4. political or social equality; democratic spirit. 5. the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power.
paulbenn
It means people have as much control over their lives as possible, without being pushed around by dictators or politicians or employers or the market.
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What are direct democracies?
Canada and china are democracies
What are some direct democracies?
canada and china are democracies
When was Community of Democracies created?
Community of Democracies was created in 2000.
When was Defense of Democracies created?
Defense of Democracies was created in 2008.
Is the government of the UK and Ireland democracies?
Yes, they are both democracies.
Are most of the countries democracies today?
Yes, but only formal democracies.
What is a likeness between representative and parliamentary democracies?
Parliamentary democracies are representative.
Two types of democracies?
The two types of democracies are direct democracies, or pure democracies, and indirect democracies, or more often referred to as representative democracies. The two differ in their distribution of political power; in a direct democracy, political power is held by all citizens of the state and in an indirect democracy, political power is held by an elect group of citizens.
What countries are democracies china Vietnam or north Korea?
None of these countries are democracies.
When was The Decadence of Industrial Democracies created?
The Decadence of Industrial Democracies was created in 2004.
Are the western democracies responsible for the holocaust?
I assume you mean it failing. Yes they are. Obviously they should have sided with Hitler though.
Were voting rates high in the nineteenth century?
It depends on in which country you mean. Many had a limited franchise some were not and are still not democracies
