Can someone please give me a definition of democracy??

Answer 1

the citizens of the country have a say in policy making. A pure democracy is one where this happens literally, but is not practical anymore. So we now resort to representative democracies, which is where we elect representatives who represent the people. A republic is a form of representative democracy because the government has its authority from the people...the government is there to represent the people and do its bidding. In the USA this is part of the great divide...that some believe government is there to serve the powerful and rich and others believe the government is there to be a government of the people by the people and for the benefit of the people. Certainly in recent years you can make the case that the powerful and rich have had their run of things.

Answer 2

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.
Found this on dictionary.com! Hope this has helped anyways :-D

Answer 3

Oh, this one is easy.
Democracy=people vote on every issue for the entire nation. Also called majority rule, or mob rule. A good definition by Neal Boortz, Democracy is two wolves and one sheep vote on whats for dinner!
The U.S. is a Republic where we elect representatives to make decisions that are supposed to be in the public's best interests.

Answer 4

Government by the people directly or via their elected representatives.

The idea that an elected majority can make decisions binding on all.

Most modern western democracies more accurately have an elected ruling elite, where certain politicians and their respective parties merely wait for their inevitable turn in office.

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

In short, democracy is a government comprised of officials elected by the people. (The people being citizens)

Answer 7

the opposite of the american government. we have some papers written up which explain the concept if the gov hasne destroyed them. the declaration of independence and the constitution. they have no meaning any longer but the concept is that of a democracy

Answer 8

Democracy
Government OF the people
BY the people
FOR the people

another version
Democrazy
Government OFF the people
BUY the people
POOR the people...

Filipinos can say a lot about the second version...

Answer 9

Decision making based on majority voting,which we dont have in the UK-hence we dont live in a true democracy.

Answer 10

A from of government where the people make the decision.