Question

History of democracy

Answer 1

A democracy is a type of political system, or a system of decision-making within an institution, or organization, in which all members have the equal share to power.[1]Systems of democracy stand in contrast to other forms of government, including monarchy and oligarchy.

Democracy can be traced back from the present day to classical Athens and Greeks in the 6th century B.C.E. In a modern representative democracy, this formal equality is embodied primarily in the right to vote.

Answer 2

Answer:

•One of the earliest instances of democracy was found in India between 600 BCE and 500 BCE.

•The Athenian democracy developedaround 500 BCE. In 510BCE Cleisthenes abolished monarchyand established one of the world’sfirst democratic governments.

•In 510 BCE the last king of Rome wasdeposed and a republic was established

•In 510 BCE the last king of Rome wasdeposed and a republic was established.

•The American war of Independence andthe French Revolution gave the world the key principles of democracy, which are liberty, equality and fraternity.