Democracy

A democracy does not have a ruler, the officials are elected periodically by the people.

Generally speaking, the non-communist nations of Western Europe were doing well in comparison to nations where Stalin had established communist governments in much of Eastern Europe. The free market policies of the West were yielding better economic growth then the centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe. The US helped to jump start the economies of Western Europe through the Marshall Plan.

A constitutional democracy is limited.

"Democracies" can't -- by definition they are the will of the people. Yes, some violate people's rights by banning a party or set of speaking points -- but that is a Democracy realizing that they don't really have the tools to legitimately sustain themselves.

A huge improvement, but still not infallible, is a Constitutional Republic / Democracy, where principles can put into writing, and a change requires some kind of change in principle to be encoded into the constitution. Obviously you have to enforce the principles with judges, law enforcement, an informed electorate, etc. Eventually the wrong principles can be encoded, and it is much harder to go back for the same reason it is much harder to change.

So in the end, the best defense a free country with some form of voting and free speech has is not the power to ban anti-democracy forces, but rather an educated populace which can keep educating itself and others on the logical fallacy of a people's party that is anti-people. Hopefully people can learn by logic and concepts, and not by direct experience -- obviously the latter will have learned too late that they were wrong.

The usurpation of the Spanish throne by Napoleon's brother Joseph in 1808 precipitated the drive by the colony for independence from Spain. A national junta in the name of Ferdinand - heir to the deposed king - was formed on 18 September 1810. The Government Junta of Chile proclaimed Chile an autonomous republic within the Spanish monarchy (in memory of this day Chile celebrates its National Day on 18 September each year). After these events, a movement for total independence, under the command of José Miguel Carrera (one of the most renowned patriots) and his two brothers Juan José and Luis Carrera, soon gained a wider following. Spanish attempts to re-impose arbitrary rule during what was called the Reconquista led to a prolonged struggle, including infighting from Bernardo O'Higgins, who challenged Carrera's leadership.

It depends how you define "government".

If you are referring to government as a "regime type", the choice between regime types rarely ever happens, but there are some exceptions, such as when Italians narrowly voted in 1946 to become a republic (as opposed to a constitutional monarchy). Such a popular vote is often called a "constitutional referendum".

If you are referring to government as "the political parties elected to power", when people have such a system, it is called a democracy. If groups other than the general population make such choices, i.e. the military chooses, wealthy individuals choose, etc., this is not democracy.

The Republic of Korea (South Korea) is itself a singular and unified democracy. It has no constituent democracies within it.

NO. There are currently two distinct Palestinian polities, neither of which is really a democracy.

GAZA
The Hamas-led government of the Gaza Strip functions very similarly to a military junta, even though it is not officially classified as anything other than an autocracy. Hamas makes no pretensions to democracy, refusing to hold any elections and claiming the right to power from military might and appeal to Divine Authority.

WEST BANK
The West Bank is divided between regions controlled by the Palestinian Authority and regions controlled by the Israeli Military Authority. The Israeli Military Authority regions are under control of a foreign (from the position of the Palestinians) government and do not use any democratic means to govern the people under their purview. The Israeli Military Authority is responsible only to the Israeli Civilian Government and Israeli citizens, not Palestinians. The Palestinian Authority has made overtures in the past towards democracy, but only when they believed that they would win. When Hamas won a serious upset victory in 2006, the Palestinian Authority foreclosed the possibility of future elections and has held onto power using martial law.

Somalia and many other third world countries in Africa are facing the foundational challenge of democracy.

A democratic state is one which is run by the will of the people if you are given the right to vote you are in a democratic state

Liberal Democracies became desirable because everyone wants individuals liberty which means everyone get to say or do whatever they wish without the government interferring with it but to an extent.

The two words operate independently. A democracy is a form of government in which the citizenry directly or indirectly vote for national and/or local policies. Capitalism is an economic system in which private property is protected and individual businesses are allowed to produce in accordance with their own personal and are constrained only by what the market can bear.

As a result, a capitalist democracy refers to any government that embraces the political philosophy of democracy and the economic system of capitalism. Some prominent examples of capitalist democracies include: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland, Chile, Japan, South Korea, Israel, and Taiwan.

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I believe that filibuster is a great part of our government. Right now since the democrats have the senate majority it will be hard for the republicans to stop bills from being voted on that they don't agree with. But if they use the filibuster technique they can try and delay the bill from being voted on so they can get something they want in the bill or just try and get rid of the bill altogether. So it really can help minority parties try and get a say in the government even if they don't have equal representation.

Parliamentary democracy meaning "one individual, one vote" was likely not attributed to a specific person, as this principle is a fundamental concept of democratic governance. The idea behind this principle is that each eligible citizen has an equal right to participate in the democratic process and have their vote counted equally alongside others. It is a widely accepted democratic principle rather than a statement made by a specific individual.

about $500,000 at least thats what i heard

I dont know

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i dont care

of the people, for the people, by the people

Pluralism, Elitism, Hyperpluralism.

No, Greece is the first model for modern democracy. More specifically the city of Athens. They were the first ones to allow voting and many parts of today's law system.

1922

Create the senate & banned voting.

democracy means choosing their leader by them and freedom