what is meant by democracy????

Question

politics

Answer 1

in a democracy our votes go directly to elct someone, or make a law, or decide a question. in the representative republic we have, our votes go the legislation and then they decide what to do, by the way, jeb bush, if your out there, we're still waiting for those slot machines we voted for last election cycle

Answer 2

Democracy is the rule by the people,of the people and for the people.

Another conception of democracy is that it means political equality between all citizens. It is also used to refer to societies in which there exists a certain set of institutions, procedures and patterns which are perceived as leading to equality in political power. First and foremost among these institutions is the regular occurrence of free and open elections which are used to select representatives who then manage all or most of the public policy of the society. This meaning of the word "democracy" has also been called polyarchy. This view may see it as a problem that the majority of the voters decide policy, as opposed to majority rule of the entire population. This can be used as an argument for making political participation mandatory, like compulsory voting. It may also see a problem with the wealthy having more influence and therefore argue for reforms like campaign finance reform.

Democracy (literally "rule by the people", from the Greek δῆμος demos, "people," and κράτος kratos, "rule") is a form of government for a nation state, or for an organization in which all the citizens have a voice in shaping policy. Today democracy is often assumed to be liberal democracy,but there are many other varieties and the methods used to govern differ. While the term democracy is often used in the context of a political state, the principles are also applicable to other bodies, such as universities, labor unions, public companies, or civic organizations.

Answer 3

Democracy (literally "rule by the people", from the Greek δῆμος demos, "people," and κράτος kratos, "rule") is a form of government for a nation state, or for an organization in which all the citizens have a voice in shaping policy. Today democracy is often assumed to be liberal democracy, but there are many other varieties and the methods used to govern differ. While the term democracy is often used in the context of a political state, the principles are also applicable to other bodies, such as universities, labor unions, public companies, or civic organizations.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy

Answer 4

Social democracy


Democracy is nothing more than a beautiful concept that everyone in the world should be entitled to. However, it has one major flaw: It is the only door to capitalism.

Capitalism, and the human greed it fosters, is the terminal cancer that eventually consumes and destroys true democracy. People eventually become enraged at being raped by the rich and privileged, and rise up and revolt, and dictatorial government is the result.

The prime example of this simple fact is the wanton destruction of personal freedoms; the rape, murder, pillaging and occupation of other nations for their natural resources. This is the United States of America.

The real tragedy of all this is that despots like George W. Bush claim they are doing this to preserve democracy in the U.S. The fact is Americans lost their democracy the day he became president. There is a way to preserve personal freedoms and
democracy; it is called social democracy. Social democracy allows everyone to benefit, not just the wealthy. Social democracy is not communism.

Answer 5

of the people,by the people, for the people and to the people is known as democracy. in the wider meaning whatever accepted by the majority of the people in the civilized society and in accordance with the wishes of the people if the government takes any decision for the benefit of the people we may consider that as democracy.

Answer 6

You get the popular definitions here in the answers. I will tell you about the subtle difference in different democracies:
1.Democracy without outside support to prop it up :
These may be american approved or not. eg: UK , India....
2.Democracy which survives with active outside support:
These are generally american approved type. They are propped up by money , military support ( to prevent the populace from overthrowing the approved govt ) ... eg: Iraq , some old soviet states ...
3.Democracy which struggle to survive american hostility. They are definitely NOT approved by USA. They are target for toppling by the USA. eg: Palestine , ....

Answer 7

democracy is a form of govt. in which the rulers r elected by the ppl.....each person must hv 1 vote and each vote must hv 1 value also d election of democracy shud be neat n clean and shdnt use ne dirty trix also democratic govt has 2 wrk according 2 a set of rules coled constitution...in a democracy the final desicion makin pwr rest wid dose elelcted by d ppl.....so democracy in simple is a frm of govt. in which rulers r elected by d ppl

and if any 1 of d above rule is broken its no more a democracy

Answer 8

term democracy means government by the people,for the people,to the people.
india has the largest democracy in the world. indian preamble has 90000 words

Answer 9

the great person linchon define that democracy means of the people,for the people and by the people. in the present world it means OFF THE PEOPLE,FAR THE PEOPLE and BUY THE PEOPLE.

Answer 10

Mob rule. Sadly, it's the best system of government ever conceived. A constitution that prevents all hell from breaking loose, now that's genius!