Democracy question.. 10 pts. plz help?

Question

A distinguishing characteristic of any democracy is:

a. that a person who is elected to the legislative branch can never work for a federal agency.

b. the two-party system.

c. that slanderous statements never violate the law because of freedom of speech guarantees.

d. that citizens can influence government decisions by participating in politics.

Answer 1

both B and D are key components of democracy.

In this case, however, I would go with D...

Answer 2

the answer is

D