What does the term democracy actually mean?

Answer 1

A democratic government, or democracy, is a government whose decisions are made by the people, rather than by a single person (as in a monarchy), or by a small group of appointed people (as in an oligarchy). A democracy can be direct, where all citizens vote for every decision, or it can be representative, where citizens vote for representatives who make up a congress or parliament that make the decisions. A representative democracy is also a type of republic in which all citizens get to vote for their representatives, as opposed to just an elite few. The United States is a representative democracy, which means it is both a type of republic and a type of democracy. The Founding Fathers wanted to make the U.S. a representative democracy because they wanted all people to have a say in what happens, but they didn't believe that every citizen had the time and ability to make complex decisions and compromise effectively while still living their normal lives.

Answer 2

What system of government has Australia modelled

Answer 3

A democratic election is when the people are the ones who vote.

Answer 4

Democratic means we get to pick our own government such as president Obama or prime minister Stephen Harper.

Answer 5

A 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.