What is democracy Definition The Cambridge dictionary defines

What is democracy?

Definition The Cambridge dictionary defines democracyas « the belief in freedom and equality between people or a system of government based on this belief, in which power is either held by elected representatives or directly by the people themselves » .

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Origins Democracy , literally, rule by the people. The term is derived from the Greek dēmokratiā, which was coined from dēmos (“people”) and kratos (“rule”) in the middle of the 5 th century BCE to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states (polis), notably Athens. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Origins Democracy is a systemof governmentin which laws, policies, leadership, and major undertakings of a state or other polity are directlyor indirectlydecidedby 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 19 th-century Britain) but generally understood since the mid-20 th century to include all (or nearly all) adult citizens. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Types of democracy □ Direct democracy Citizens are directly involved with creating laws □ Representative democracy Citizens elect representatives who creates laws on their behalf (parliamentary or presendential democracy)

Citizenship Cambridge definition: The state of being a memberof a particular country and having rightsbecause of it. Citizenship status carries with it both rights and duties. In this sense, citizenship was described as a bundle of rights -- primarily, political participation in the life of the community, the right to vote , and the right to receive certain protectionfrom the community, as well as obligations.

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