Question

phases in the explanation of democracy​

Answer 1

Answer:

This was an important intermediary phase in the expansion of democracy across the globe. Around the middle of the 20th century, the various European colonies spread across Asia and Africa began to gain independence and a majority of them immediately adopted democracy as a form of governance.

Explanation:

Democracy, which derives from the Greek word demos, or people, is defined, basi- cally, as government in which the supreme power is vested in the people. In some forms, democracy can be exercised directly by the people; in large societies, it is by the people through their elected agents.