Can you define " Democracy" with your own words ?

Question

Can you define " Democracy" with your own words ?

Answer 1

is a form of Government where the People are the highest decision makers and there is freedom of speech, freedom of movement etc.

It is appointed by the people and for the people.

Answer 2

The willing of the majorities, such as Mexican-Americans, Latinos or Hispanics, who are a majority, but some minorities like Jews, Mulattoes or communists fear them

Answer 3

power of the people.

majority rule/ decision.

Answer 4

Form of government where the people are the ultimate rulers and deciders

Answer 5

A system that is basically a modern-day ruse for the same authoritarianism that America had with imperialistic Britain, only it now "appears" that we have some sort of say in things this time around... but ultimately, men with lots of wealth and thus power decide the fate of millions regardless of the people's wishes because they get overlooked anyway in this thing we call an election.

Answer 6

Simplest terms:  "one man, one vote".

Answer 7

Enabling the poor to have the same opportunities as the rich.

Answer 8

Some guy did define it a century and a half ago - 'government of the people, by the people, for the people'.

It is a well-worn out cliche now; but that shouldn't rob its meaning

and it needs to be rejuvenated time and again.

Answer 9

The Right to voice your opinions to have a fair hearing of those opinions without fear of attack military or otherwise.

A Right to Peace. The Right to work toward that goal without police interference. The ability to criticize policies of the state.

To give an account of all parties running in an election . No propaganda. No torture, murder, massacre to keep the ruled in line. A world which has made the decision to abolish war.

Answer 10

Where God given rights are insured individually to all people equally...

Answer 11

Democracy= a government that is elected and thus controlled by the people who live under it.

Answer 12

everyone's vote counts..the rich the poor and the repulicans and democras..all the same..in a democracy..the US is not a true democracy but a Republic

Answer 13

Democracy is the purchase of liberty through taxation..

if something can be taxed, it will be.