3 天之前 · Democracy is a system of government in which laws, policies, leadership, and major undertakings of a state or other polity are directly or indirectly decided by the “people,” a group historically constituted by only a minority of the population (e.g., all free adult males in ancient Athens or all sufficiently propertied adult males in 19th ...

Democracy is a system of government in which laws, policies, leadership, and major undertakings of a state or other polity are directly or indirectly decided by the “people,” a group historically constituted by only a minority of the population (e.g., all free adult males in ancient Athens or all sufficiently propertied adult males in 19th ...

democracy, Form of government in which supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodic free elections.

DEMOCRACY meaning: 1 : a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting; 2 : a country ruled by democracy

The word democracy describes a form of government. The word comes from two Greek words that mean “rule by the people.” In a democracy the people have a say in how the government is run. They do this by voting, though there are usually rules about who can vote. Democracies are different from dictatorships.

2025年1月2日 · What is democracy? Where was democracy first practiced? How is democracy better than other forms of government? Why does democracy need education? Why is Pericles important?

2025年1月18日 · Direct democracy, forms of direct participation of citizens in democratic decision making, in contrast to indirect or representative democracy. Direct democracies may operate through an assembly of citizens or by means of referenda and initiatives in which citizens vote on issues instead of for candidates or parties.

Democracy is a system of government in which laws, policies, leadership, and major undertakings are directly or indirectly decided by the “people"—a group generally understood to include all (or nearly all) adult citizens.

2025年1月16日 · A representative democracy is a political system in which citizens of a country or other political entity vote for representatives to handle legislation and otherwise rule that entity on their behalf.

2025年1月2日 · Democracy - Institutions, Representation, Participation: Since the time of the ancient Greeks, both the theory and the practice of democracy have undergone profound changes, many of which have concerned the prevailing answers to questions 1 through 3 above.