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    Threats To Democracy In Pakistan: ’’ Freedom & Democracy are just more than ideals to be followed‚ rather necessary for survival’’ Noam chomsky. I have attempted the essay based on democracy in 2011 & prepared it like the one u jotted down. Similarly if you start the introduction with the paragraph like: Dancing around the fire is not the solution to any problem‚ one should try to set & see beneath the surface in order to grasp the main issue relating to the crisis of democracy in Pakistan

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    In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich‚ because ther are more of them‚ and will of the majority is supreme” Aristotle Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state‚ typically through elected representatives. Abraham Lincoln described democracy as: “The government of the people‚ by the people and for the people”. It means that in democratic form of government common man plays the pivotal role. The aristocracy‚ the land lords

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    constitutional monarchies are democracies; they are not direct democracies‚ however‚ which do away with elected representatives in favour of rule by popular referendum (no country today uses such a system). So‚ all democracies have elected representatives.  At its most basic‚ a democracy is a system of government where leaders are chosen by election‚ but there are other criteria. After all‚ Russia‚ Uzbekistan‚ and Egypt all have elections‚ but they are emphatically not democracies. Even the USSR had elections

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    Democracy means power in the hand of people. Democracy is a form of government where sovereignty is in the hand of the people‚ the general public. The basic idea is of equality‚ freedom and welfare for all. It does not take into consideration the cast or the wealth of some person; every individual is treated fairly and is given equal rights. Democracy implies political liberty. Political liberty consists of the right to vote‚ the right to sand as a candidate for election‚ the right to hold public

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    My choice of Government First and foremost‚ my ideal government is Democracy. In life there is no greater pursuit than that of equal voice. Every day people are fighting for the right to be heard. Democracy is that right on a grand scale. Democracy is not only being heard‚ but being listened to. Democracy is when you are given an equal vote on decisions that directly affect you. And when given this tremendous responsibility‚ people will surprise you. They rise to the occasion and educate themselves

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    CYPRUS title DEMOCRACY: THEORY AND PRACTICE by FANNI ZSOFIA DAVID program of study GRAPHIC AND ADVERTISING DESIGN Introduction The meaning and development of democracy According to a the contemporary definition democracy today is: “Government by the people‚ exercised either directly or through elected representatives; Rule by the majority” (“Democracy” Def.1‚4). The term democracy descends from the Greek

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    governments become too powerful and abuse their own people. To stop this problem we need the right type of government‚ therefore a democracy would be the best choice. Democracy is a government for the people‚ by the people‚ of the people. Democracy is the most sufficient type of government. Popular sovereignty and equality are the best core democratic values that support democracy. A core democratic value is the fundamental beliefs and constitutional principles of our society‚ which units all Americans

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    What is Democracy? 1.government by the people; a form of government in which thesupreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly bythem or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. 2.a state having such a form of government. 3.a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights andprivileges. 4.political or social equality; democratic spirit. 5.the common people of a community as distinguished from anyprivileged class; the common people with respect to theirpolitical power

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    Democracy is said to be one of the best forms of government. People choose democracy mainly to remove corruption‚ hunger and poverty. Poverty is regarded as one of the worst affecting social evils. Population‚ Corruption‚ Economy and Illiteracy are the main factors which directly or indirectly lead to poverty. Population is one of the major factors which lead to poverty. The excessive population increases poverty. The increasing population decreases the per-capita income of families. For example

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    Democracy: The Best of the Worst Democracy is without a doubt a fairly successful system of governance. Although dozens of systems have been tried over the ages‚ the world has been continuously edging towards increasingly democratic models‚ at least in baby steps when not in great leaps and bounds. And yet Winston Churchill - both the product and professional beneficiary of a modestly democratic system - suggested that he considered it to be paradoxically "the worst form of government except all

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