Main characteristics of a democratic govt.
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What are the characteristics of democracy?
The term Democracy interpreted as “Government by the people”, “Government for the people”, and “Government of the people”.
Government for the people describes that It is the duty of government to provide basic needs to its citizens, such as education, health infrastructure.
Goverment by the people describes that people are voters and they independently select their representative for parliament.
Government of the people describes that People who are siting in parliament are not an individuals they are mind set of the people who have selected them.
In other words. following are the list of democratic characteristics.
Elections, not Selections
transparancy
accountibility
Majority rules and miniority rights
Cooperation and compromises
individual rights
Characteristics of Democracy
1. Regular and periodic elections: Democracy gives room for periodic elections so as to elect new leaders.
2. Fundamental human right: Democracy guarantees and respects the human right as stated in the constitution.
3. Party system: Democracy allows different political party system to compete for power during election.
4. Freedom of the press: Under democratic of government, all the media houses are free to express their opinions and feelings through writing or any means.
5. The judicial arm of government is independent and free of other arms of government
6. Rule of law: there is equality before the law; no one is above the law under democratic of government.