Question

1. Write a note on the history of democracy.
2. What are the key elements of a democracy?
Explain in detail.
3.What are the limits and requirements of a democracy?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.The term "democracy" first appeared in ancient Greek political and philosophical thought in the city-state of Athens during classical antiquity. ... Led by Cleisthenes, Athenians established what is generally held as the first democracy in 508–507 BC. Cleisthenes is referred to as "the father of Athenian democracy."

2.. He describes democracy as a system of government with four key elements:

i) A system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections;

ii) Active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life;

iii) Protection of the human rights of all citizens; and

iv) A rule of law in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens

3. limitations-Democracy is heavily dependent on the voting systems used. Poor voting systems kill political competition and disenfranchise the voters. Democracy is also heavily dependent on incentives. Democracy cannot function when excessive power is concentrated into a single government position or agency..

requirements-According to American political scientist Larry Diamond, democracy consists of four key elements: a political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections; the active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life; protection of the human rights of all citizens

Answer 2

Answer:

1.The term "democracy" first appeared in ancient Greek political and philosophical thought in the city-state of Athens during classical antiquity. ... Led by Cleisthenes, Athenians established what is generally held as the first democracy in 508–507 BC. Cleisthenes is referred to as "the father of Athenian democracy."

2.According to American political scientist Larry Diamond, democracy consists of four key elements: a political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections; the active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life; protection of the human rights of all citizens; a rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens.

3. Democracy has a number of limitations that depend both on the populace and on the design of the government:

Democracy allows people to vote for their own destruction. An ignorant populace and media control are the #1 enemies of democracy. Both the EU and the US are pathological in both regards.The power of democracy is inversely proportional to the number of unelected top officials. That means that presidential systems are better than parliamentary systems, but since under both systems the majority of the executive branch (ie the cabinet) is appointed, the difference between the two is small in practice.

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