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What do you mean by democracy? What is its main aim?

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Answered by CaptainBrainly
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The government in which the people are participate in elections is called as Democracy. In simple words Democracy is the rule of people.

Demo means people and cracy means rule. The rule of people = Democracy. According to Abraham Lincoln, Democracy is of the people, by the people and for the people.

Democracy is two types ; Direct and Indirect Democracy.

Direct Democracy : The democracy in which the people make the law after discussing themselves.

Indirect Democracy : The democracy in which the people select their representatives for making the laws.

The main aim of democracy is to ensure a good rule towards the people instead of autocratic or dectatorial government.


Answered by nikitasingh79
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Democracy :

  • Democracy is a form of government where people freely elect their representatives.
  • The main aim of Democracy is that all citizens, not invested with the power to govern, have equal access to power, and secondly, all citizens enjoy legitimized freedoms and liberties.

Explanation:

  • Every people is equal before the eyes of the law in a democratic country.
  • Every citizen has the right to challenge anything unjust. So, it is an essential part of democracy that the people who are ruled should have their say in the government.
  • In a democratic country, people have the power to elect their leaders.
  • They can participate in the governance process directly or through their elected representative.

Goals OF DEMOCRACY:

→ People are supreme and powerful.

→All citizens are equal and have certain rights.

→ All citizens are equal before the eyes of the law, and the law protects them equally.

→It is the people's interests and well-being that an elected government must give importance to.

→Though the opinion of the majority of the people is essential, the welfare of those in the minority is always considered.

→ Every government must be run according to the laws in the Constitution.

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