In Ancient Athens, they did not allow women and slaves to vote. But in the U.S, all the citizens (over 18 of course) have the right to vote. the democracy that we are provided in the USA is what's called representative Democracy. in Athens it was much less representative and considerably more hands-on... sort of "hey, let's just vote on that law" kinda thing.

The main goal of the Democratic Party is to bring up a new breed of democratic activists. This is aimed at promoting democracy in the country.

Recorded existing laws for all to see .

If you mean 2004, it was John Kerry.

No, he is a potato

Power Sharing: Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy. A democratic rule involves sharing

power with those affected by its exercise, and who have to live with its effects. All communities,

social groups get their say in the governance. People have a right to be consulted on how they

are to be governed. A legitimate government is one where citizens, through participation, acquire

a stake in the system.

Power Sharing in India: India is a democratic country. People of India elect their representative

through direct franchise and representatives elect the government to make or amend rules &

regulations and to carry out day to day functioning of governance.

One basic principle of democracy is that people are the source of all political power. In a

democracy, people rule themselves through institutions of self-governance. In a good democratic

government, due respect is given to diverse groups and views that exist in a society. Everyone

has a voice in the shaping of public policies. Therefore, it follows that in a democracy political

Forms of power sharing power should be distributed among as many citizens as possible.

Forms of Power Sharing:

Power Sharing in Different Organs of Government:

Power is shared among different organs of government, such as the legislature, executive and

judiciary. Let us call this horizontal distribution of power because it allows different organs

of government placed at the same level to exercise different powers. Such a separation ensures

that none of the organs can exercise unlimited power. Each organ checks the others. This results

in a balance of power among various institutions. For example, ministers and government officials

exercise power, they are responsible to the Parliament or State Assemblies. Similarly, judges can

check the functioning of executive or laws made by the legislatures. This arrangement is called a

system of checks and balances.

Power Sharing at Different Levels:

Power can be shared among governments at different levels - a general government for the entire

country and governments at the provincial or regional level. Such a general government for the

entire country is usually called federal government. In India, we refer to it as the Central or Union

Government. The governments at the provincial or regional level are called by different

names in different countries. In India, we call them State Governments. State Governments and

Central Government have their distinct areas to exercise power. This is called federal division of

power.

Power Sharing Among Social Groups:

Power may also be shared among different social groups, such as the religious and linguistic

groups. Indian constitution has provision for reservation of different communities like minorities,

OBCs, SC & ST and women. This is done to ensure their adequate representation in the

Government machinery.

Power Sharing Among Various Pressure Groups:

Power sharing arrangements can also be seen in the way political parties, pressure groups and

movements control or influence those in power. In a democracy, the citizens must have freedom

to choose among various contenders for power. In contemporary democracies this takes the form

of competition among different parties. Such competition ensures that power does not remain in

one hand. In the long run power is shared among different political parties that represent different

ideologies and social groups. Sometimes this kind of sharing can be direct, when two or more

Finish Line & Beyondparties form an alliance to contest elections. If their alliance is elected, they form a coalition

government and thus share power. In a democracy, we find interest groups such as those of

traders, businessmen, industrialists, farmers and industrial workers. They also will have a share in

governmental power, either through participation in governmental committees or bringing

influence on the decision making process.

he 1968 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago and Hubert H. Humphrey was selected as the presidential candidate. But the was a great deal of dissension inside the convention over the Vietnam War. There were also bloody antiwar demonstrations on the streets and in the parks of Chicago. (link)

they're both lousy candidates that can get anything done should only answer to the people not a party (Imo)

In a democratic country like India, with its multi lingual and multi racial character, secularism is the best option. Under secularism, right to practice religious rituals by peoples from all religions is allowed to exercise without any obstacle or hindrance. Whereas in autocracy, right to religious practice is curtailed specially for the minority communities. Even in Government services, college, university admission, there is reservation for minority community candidates. There is no discrimination of any sort on religious grounds. In view of the above, secularism is vital for a democratic country.

Oh yes, we still have elections in Canada, and we elect members of Parliament to represent the voters.

The Republican and Democratic parties do exist to maintain their own power.

because it has not been long before in became a new country

Transparency, accountability

As they say, "A direct democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner." I like that in a representative republic, you let some chosen by the most people go to the capital and do research on things, meet with other representatives, and decide your future based on the expertise that they get that simply is not available to all of us citizens. Of course, you can now also have your future decided by which representatives are paid by the Red Chinese, the labor unions and other non-American entities.

The United Kingdom is a Parliamentary Democracy with a Monarch as Head of State. The current Monarch is Queen Elizabeth the Second. Parliament is a body of elected Members. The party that elects the most Members forms the Government, and the leader of that party becomes the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister selects his cabinet from the elected Members of his party, and they are called Ministers, and they run various departments of the Government.

The other parties that did not win the election form the Loyal Opposition, and their job is to suggest reforms or ammedments to the bills of law brought forward by the Government party. Bills are debated and sent back for changes, after the First Reading. Committees discuss changes and forward the proposed bill to the House, where it is debated again and then voted on. At Third reading, a bill becomes law if a majority of Members vote in favour of it.

The duty of the Monarch is to be a watchful and prudent protector of the rights of the people. She is consulted on matters of national security and finance, but she does NOT intervene in the day to day running of the nation.

The term of a Government is limited by the number of years it may rule (up to 5 years) and the concept of "having the confidence of the House, and its members. A Government in the U.K. may fall on a "Vote Of Non-Confidence" which can happen if enough Opposition members vote against the Government party. This results in a General Election, where all the citizens over 18 can vote for the candidate of their choice in their local district. Voters vote by secret ballot and the results are known the following day, after the election.

The leader of the winning party visits the Monarch, and is invited to form the next Government.

Solon (594 BC), Cleisthenes (509 BC), and Ephialtes (462 BC) all contributed to the development of Athenian democracy. Historians differ on which of them was responsible for which institutions, and which of them most represented a truly democratic movement. It is most usual to date Athenian democracy from Cleisthenes, since Solon's constitution fell and was replaced by the tyranny of Peisistratus, whereas Ephialtes revised Cleisthenes' constitution relatively peacefully. Hipparchus, the brother of the tyrant Hippias, was killed by Harmodius and Aristogeiton, who were subsequently honored by the Athenians for their alleged restoration of Athenian freedom.

The greatest and longest-lasting democratic leader was Pericles; after his death, Athenian democracy was twice briefly interrupted by oligarchic revolution towards the end of the Peloponnesian War.

Cite: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athenian_democracy

The Founders universally opposed democracy--we are a Republic, not a Democracy, which means, by definition, that we have a representative form of government not a direct vote. Alexander Hamilton said that "democracy was the surest path to tyranny".

The best symbol Democracy in the 1820s was Andrew Jackson. That's if you think forcing Native Americans on death marches is more noble than emancipating slaves.

cleithenes introduced democracy in ancient Athens

Under the Cleisthenes reforms of 507 BCE property owners who had a battle equipage (a panoply of arms). This was suspended during and after the Persian invasion, when the oligarchs took control again. It was restored in 460 BCE by Ephialtes, then after his assassination by the oligarchs, his deputy Pericles took over and eventually extended it to all adult males who were citizens.

Most South Africa's mainly blacks were not aloud to vote and so there was no democracy in South Africa

The anti apartheid movement changed the apartheid system and in return lead the country towards a democracy

In 1295 King Edward I ('Longshanks') called the first official parliament. All peers - that is lords, including the bishops and some abbots - were invited individually, by name; and every city and county was asked to choose (elect) two members to represent it in parliament. An unofficial parliament had been called by the rebel baron Simon de Montfort already in 1265, and some people prefer to see that as the start of democracy in England. The purpose of calling the parliament of 1295 was to avoid undue dependence on a narrow clique of aristocrats. It seems to me that the interesting thing about democracy in England wasn't that it started early, but that it managed to change its function in the period from about 1615-1690, which was the time when in other European countries the absolute monarchies ('divine right of kings') were stripping parliaments of their powers.

July 4th, 1775

America is not a democracy and never has been. America is whats called a Federal Constitutional Republic. A democracy is where the people govern the nation and that is not the case in America. A republic is where the rule of law governs the nation. But here in the US not only does the law govern us but it also governs the government. It limits their power. Federal just means that we have one central government which is the federal government and separate states that can make their own laws as long as they don't interfere with federal laws. For example, states cant make laws banning guns since its written in the constitution that we have the right to bear arms. The Constitutional part means that we have a constitution that is our law that we follow. We may have democratic values such as voting for presidents, governors, congressmen, etc, but once they are elected they make our decisions. However, if they make bad decisions and the country decides we dont like that elected official, we can impeach that person but its a very hard process.

In a way, yes. The Virginia House of Burgesses was an almost democracy-like type of government, and the colonists had many other ways of governing themselves in a democratic way. BUT, they still belonged to Britain, which was a monarchy at the time. It's obvious the colonies wanted a democracy, and since the king really didn't know, they pretty much set one up in a way.. == ==