Democracy

1. Democracy
The word democracy is derived from 2 Greek words “Demos” mean
People and “crates” means government. We can say that democracy is
the government of people. Where people are sovereign. Some
Definitions of democracy are given below;
1) Abraham Lincon ;
Government of the people, for the people, by
the people.
2) Gettle;
It is the form of govt where majority of the people in a
country has power and authority to form government.
3) Lord Bryce;
It is a form of government in which the whole society
has the power and sovereignty in an independent state.
4) Seelay;
If everyone in a country participates in the establishment
of govt it is called Democracy.
Characteristics.
1) Elections;
In present days, the elected representatives of people
run the affairs and business of government. We can say that
elections are the foundation stones of building of democracy.

2. Transparent elections are necessary for the process of
democracy.
2) Political parties;
The presence of at least 2 political parties is a
necessary element in a democratic state.
3) Basic rights;
People enjoy social, political and economic rights in
democracy. It is the main duty of government to protect these
rights for citizens.
4) Freedom of criticism;
In a democratic system every person has the
freedom of expression. He can criticize on government but he is
not allowed to criticize the state dialogues and arguments use the
true spirit of democracy.
5) Welfare of people;
The progress of state and welfareo0f society
is main objective in democracy. Government makes policies for
development and progress and tries to achieve the economic
goal.
6) Piece and safety;
Democracy is a peaceful system of govt. Any
change in govt or political setups is according to souls and
regulation. Rule of law is very important for democracy.
7) Responsible government;
In democratic system, government is
responsible for all its actions and is also answerable before public.
People can make check and balance on the performance of govt.
Executive is also answerable for govt.

3. 8) Symbol of human dignity;
In democracy, people enjoy the
freedom of expression to criticize on govt and make their own
opinion without any pressure. Therefore, we can say that it is a
symbol of human dignity.
8) Political training;
People get opportunity to participate in the
affairs of govt. They take interests in social and political
problems. In this way they get political awareness at the time of
elections. Political parties present these manifestos by these
people get political training.
9) Most populous government;
Democracy is the most popular
system of govt. in these days, people elect their representatives by
their votes. The public make laws and policies according to will of
people and get their support and favour.