3. WHAT IS DEMOCRACY ?
Democracy refers to a political system in which government is form
by the people, exercised either directly or through elected
representative.
Main Points:
• People Elected government.
• There is freedom of speech.
• There is no one party government In the country.
• Right to give vote to elect their representatives.
• The common people, considered as the primary source of
political power.
• The principles of social equality and respect for the individual
within a community.
4. WHAT IS DICTATORSHIP ?
Dictatorship is the form of government in which the country is rule
by one person or on party, the main points of this type of
government is as fellows
Main Points:
• Not give interest to country benefit.
• No freedom of speech
• Give benefit to his own people.
• The decision making ability is in the hand of one person or party.
• There is no respect of dictator in the mind of people.
5. WHAT IS DEVELOPMENT ?
• Development is the process of being developed nation.
• To develop your self to a prosper nation.
• Availability of food, shelter and basic necessities of life to the poor people.
• Equality among the people.
• Abundance of Jobs in the country.
• Try to provide Education to all at low cost.
• Try to live on their own.
• Try to have the power to defend themselves.
6. WHICH GOVERNMENT FORM IS BETTER, AND WHY ?
We prefer democracy for development
Because It
• Promotes equality among citizens.
• Enhances the dignity of the individual.
• Improves the quality of decision making.
• Provides a method to resolve conflicts.
• Allow room to correct mistakes.
• Listen to people.
7. MAIN POINTS OF DEMOCRACY
• Government by the people, exercised either directly or through
elected representatives.
• A political or social unit that has such a government.
• The common people, considered as the primary source of
political power.
• There is always the Majority rule.
• The principles of social equality and respect for the individual
within a community.
8. WHAT ARE THE MAIN PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY ?
1. Free elections are used to select representatives of the people.
2. The powers of government are based on the consent of the
governed.
3. Public questions are decided by the will of the majority.
4. Rule of law guarantees rights and freedoms.
a. Freedom to live or travel anywhere in the country.
b. Freedom to work at any job for which one qualifies.
c. Freedom to marry and raise a family.
d. Freedom to receive free education in public schools.
e. Freedom to join a political party, union, or other legal group.
9. OUTCOME OF DEMOCRACY
The outcomes of democracy varies from nation to nation.
It depends upon the social situations, economic
achievements and the culture of the respective nation. It
should be learnt that democracy is just a form of
government and can create conditions to achieve their
goals.
10. • Regular, force and fair elections.
• Open public debate on major policies and legislatures
• Citizen’s right to information about the governments and its
functioning.
• Free Media
• Regular election in which all eligible citizen are allowed to vote.
• A fair courts system that is independent from the political system
• Relative free access to state information
• Non political police force and armed services.
• Limited terms for elected responsibilities.
• A non political state bureaucracy.
• A government for the majorities and minorities of the country.
• A form of government which is fully elected by the citizens of the
country.
11. DEMOCRACY LEAD THE COUNTRY TO BE
DEVELOPED
• Reasons why this form of government leads the country to
development:
• There is the element of decentralized.
• The Rise of political institutions.
• Rise of commerce.
• Spread of education.
• Dissolution of monasteries led to redistribution of wealth.
• Shift of power from feudal lords to the monarch.
• Free Media, Judicial, and other institutions of country.
12. POINTS IN FAVOR OF DEMOCRACY:
• Following are the points which are in favor of democracy:
• Citizens trust democratic government.
• Elected Government.
• Fulfilled the need of people.
• Democratic government have respect in the world.
• Gives people the widest range of freedoms.
• People get to vote for the people who rule them.
• The voice of every person of voting age can be heard.
• The courts are independent and can defend the Constitution and
law without fear of reprisal.
13. PUBLIC OPINION ABOUT DEMOCRACY
• Russian public:
(Opinion poll by Yuri Levada Center, March 2004)
In Favor of Democracy:
• 44% - Civil Liberties (freedom of speech, press, association, etc.)
• 31% - Economic Growth
• 29% - Order, Stability
• 24% - Rule of law
Against Democracy:
• 18% - Electing top government leaders
• 11% - A Meaningless Thing
• 6% - Anarchy
The above poll Clearly shows that the Russian people are in favor of democracy because
the polls show that 23% are in favors and 44% are against it.
14. PUBLIC OPINION OF RUSSIA
Russian Poll
23%
Democracy
Dictatorship
77%
15. COUNTRIES WITH DEMOCRATIC FROM OF
GOVERNMENT.
Since 1900, the number of internationally recognized independent
states has grown
From 55 to nearly 200
Today,
Governments in 120 countries are formed by democratic method.
62.5% of the world’s population live in those countries.
16. COUNTRIES WITH DEMOCRACY FORM OF
GOVERNMENT
Countries With Democracy
31%
19 centres
Now a days
69%
17. SOME PEOPLE DISLIKE DEMOCRACY, WHY ?
• Some people or nation dislike democracy because of following reasons:
• The reason is that they like dictatorship.
• They say that today the democracy is the lie, It is not true democracy.
• It is the fake democracy.
• It hand power to the people who are generally stupid.
• Democracies are not democratic
• In a country that uses a Single transferable vote it would almost certainly produce a hung parliament
where power is decided in back rooms not by the voters.
• Voters can be bribed, threatened etc. (In Country like Afghanistan, Bribing One tribal leader could
change the Election) and votes can be tampered with.
• Not everyone Votes
• Many voters vote based on personality not the policy.
• Elections Are very expenses and huge revenue is generated on it.
• Violence during election.
• Lots of national reserve is used in elections.
18. ANSWER TO THEIR DISLIKE
• We cannot do any thing when they like dictatorship with out any reason.
• It is the decision of the citizen of the country whether right or wrong and the citizen know
how to handle the situation where the leader become defaulter.
• Citizens have the right of freedom of speech, they can talk against the government the
their policies as well.
• If the parties become defaulter the people can take action against them.
• Majority of people vote.
• The people in the parliament are the elected people by the people of their respected
areas.
• It is true that the voter can bribed but this is not happen in the whole country.
• All developed countries are democratic countries.
• The expenses are not too much that the whole country will drone with it.
19. CONCLUSION
After discusses the above, points of comparison, we come to know
that the democracy form of government is the best form of the
government in which the country will develop to the great
developed country of the world, the country where there is equal
rights for all mankind, abundance of food, availability of shelter and
other necessities of life, the country where is the rule of law and
the rule of the poor people of the country. If these countries with
democratic form of government, full fill the above requirements of
the life, than this nation will become a developed nation of the
world.
