democracy means a system of government in which
Democracy
Democracy ( Greek : δημοκρατία dēmokratía , literally `` rule by people '' ) , in modern usage , has three senses - all for a system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting . In a direct democracy , the citizens as a whole form a governing body , and vote directly on each issue , e.g. on the passage of a particular tax law . In a representative democracy the citizens elect representatives from among themselves . These representatives meet to form a governing body , such as a legislature . In a constitutional democracy the powers of the majority are exercised within the framework of a representative democracy , but the constitution limits the majority and protects the minority , usually through the enjoyment by all of certain individual rights , e.g. freedom of speech , or freedom of association . `` Rule of the majority '' is sometimes referred to as democracy . Democracy is a system of processing conflicts in which outcomes depend on what participants do , but no single force controls what occurs and its outcomes . 
Democracy ( Greek : δημοκρατία dēmokratía , literally `` rule by people '' ) , in modern usage , has three senses - all for a system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting . In a direct democracy , the citizens as a whole form a governing body , and vote directly on each issue , e.g. on the passage of a particular tax law . In a representative democracy the citizens elect representatives from among themselves . These representatives meet to form a governing body , such as a legislature . In a constitutional democracy the powers of the majority are exercised within the framework of a representative democracy , but the constitution limits the majority and protects the minority , usually through the enjoyment by all of certain individual rights , e.g. freedom of speech , or freedom of association . `` Rule of the majority '' is sometimes referred to as democracy . Democracy is a system of processing conflicts in which outcomes depend on what participants do , but no single force controls what occurs and its outcomes .
Democracy , in modern usage , has three senses - all for a system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting.
Democracy is a system of processing conflicts in which outcomes depend on what participants do, but no single force controls what occurs and its outcomes.
Democracy ( Greek : δημοκρατία dēmokratía , literally `` rule by people '' ) , in modern usage , has three senses - all for a system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting . Democracy is a system of processing conflicts in which outcomes depend on what participants do , but no single force controls what occurs and its outcomes .