Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Democracy allows eligible citizens to participate equally—either directly or through elected representatives—in the proposal‚ development‚ and creation of laws. It encompasses social‚ economic and cultural conditions that enable the free and equal practice of political self-determination. The term originates from the Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía) "rule of the people"‚[1] which
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“Democracy is the government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people.”(Abraham Lincoln).Do you believe that democracy is the best form of government? To what extent? Democracy states that every citizen in a given society has as much power in its resolutions as any other and the decisions concerning the individuals in it must be performed equally‚ by all; be it directly or through freely elected representatives. "It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except
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Authoritarian Government vs. Democracy Authoritarian and the Democracy have different governments. The different authoritarian governments are absolute monarchy‚ dictatorship‚ and totalitarian. Democracy and Authoritarian have different kind of structures. Both have different laws‚ and have different expectations. There are different types of Democracy’s. There is a Constitutional Democracy‚ Direct Democracy‚ etc. Democracy has many differences from Authoritarian. Democracy leaders are chosen in
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Democracy is best defined as the government of the people‚ by the people. The classical example of democracy is that of ancient Athens‚ where the whole populace would meet in the marketplace to vote on decisions. It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government‚ except all the others have been tried. In my opinion‚ democracy is not a perfect system‚ but it is the best form of government when compared to others and is the most effective among all different types of government. In a
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Is Democracy a Better Form of Government Democracy is the best form of government simply because no other form of government is known to work well. Democracy may have its flaws but all in all it works very fluidly. Socialism‚ for example‚ does not even come close to the best form of government. One can easily see this in Greece’s current state. Democracy has never led to complete government disorder like one can see Socialism does. Democracy allows us the freedom to choose. The majority of our
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“Democracy is the worst form of government‚ except for all those other forms that have been tried” is a famous dictum quoted from Sir Winston Churchill‚ during his November 11‚ 1947 speech in the House of Commons. Churchill was known for his sharp and witty public persona- this statement was made when he lost in the 1945 elections despite winning the war. Overlooking the fact that this statement could have been made in his state of bitterness‚ democracy is actually better than other forms of government
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Has the deepening of democracy in India caused a fundamental shift in the state’s approach to development? Introduction Over the course of Indian political history‚ the discourse of democracy has it that‚ it has changed over time. As Kaviraj states in his piece‚ “Dilemmas of Democratic Development in India”‚ Development isn’t merely a history of policies but a history of ideas. Therefore‚ at various benchmarks in the Indian history‚ there have been different ideas of development which was
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Creating the Guiding Coalition Major transformations are often associated with one highly visible individual. Consider Chrysler’s come back from near bankruptcy in the early 1980s‚ and we think of Lee Iacocca. Mention Wal-Mart’s ascension from small-fry to industry leader and Sam Walton comes to mind. Read about IBM’s efforts to renew itself‚ and the story centers around Lou Gerstner. After a while‚ one might easily conclude that the kind of leadership that is so critical to any change can come
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ATHENIAN GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY ATHENIAN GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY Ever wonder where and how democracy began? According to an article entitled “Athenian Government Prior to Democracy”; ancient Athens is credited with having developed one of the first democracies on this earth (1). Blackwell states that the name democracy comes from “demos-people and kratos-power”‚ meaning “power of the people” (2). Mills states that Athenian democracy did not come about easy‚ yet it was through
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Effects and implications of coalition governments on the political scenario in India Abstract: Parliamentary democracies ruled by multiparty cabinets make foreign policy decisions in a fairly unique institutional context‚ complicated by the politics of coalition government. Recent research suggests that this context is associated with foreign policy behaviors that are quite distinct in character from foreign policy made by single party cabinets. In particular‚ coalitions tend to engage in more extreme
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