What distinguishes democracy from other forms of governments?
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Democratic government Non-democratic government
Democracy is the best form of government as the rulers are accountable to the people and have to fulfill their needs. The rulers are not accountable to the people and their needs.
In a democratic government, people elect their rulers and have right in decision making. In non-democratic governments, people do not elect their rulers and have no right in decision making.
There is freedom of expression and people enjoy political rights. There is no freedom of expression and people do not enjoy fundamental rights.
Example: India, USA. Example: Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe.
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Democracy is when people have a say in the governing of their country, for example by electing people to represent them in a parliament. Many forms of government are democratic; other forms of government are not democratic.