3. Introduction
Democracy means people-power or rule by the
people. The idea came from the ancient Greeks
who combined the words demos (people)
and krates (rule) to create the term.
4. What is Democracy?
Democracy is a form of government where all eligible
citizens have an equality in the decisions that affect their
lives.
According to Abraham Lincon Democracy means a
government elected of the people, for the people, to the
people
In a democratic government, the people's views
influence the laws and decisions made by the
government.
5. Democracy is accountable form
of government
Democracy improves the quality of decision making
Democracy enhances the dignity of citizens
Democracy provides a method to deal with Differences
and conflicts
6. Democracy in ancient times
An autocratic system of government is a type of
government where one person or small group make all
the decisions on behalf of the people of the state.
Citizens of the state have no say in influencing
decisions.
7. Benefits of democracies
The main benefit of democracy is that every adult
person regardless of race, religious belief or gender has
the same political rights as each other.
People living in a democratic society are protected from
oppression by laws and limits on governmental power.
Democratic governments put laws into place to protect
their citizens and to ensure a safe and fair society.
8. Less violence
More democracy leads to less internal violence
People are given chance to change those who are in
power or can change policies which they disagree.
This makes it preferable to a system where political
change takes place through violence.
9. Conclusion
Democracies allow for information to be more readily
available to the public.
People have more freedoms and rights in democracies.
True democracy will come to a country when no one
goes hungry to bed.
