What is democracy? How it emerge in modern society?
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Democracies understand that one of their prime functions is to pro- tect such basic human rights as freedom of speech and religion; the right to equal protection under law; and the opportunity to organ- ize and participate fully in the political, economic, and cultural life of society
Democracy is originated in Greek city of Athens. It was practiced 2,500 year ago in which only the male citizen participated about 40 times a year. This was the people's Assembly. It was direct democracy. Nowadays in almost all the state we find the indirect democracy also known as representative democracy. It is that form of democracy in which the citizen do not participated in the administration directly, but through there representatives. The emergence of modern democracy is linked with Europe. The glorious revolution of England in 17 century and French revolution in 18 century greatly contributed to its development. The glorious revolution laid foundation of first democratic principal of the rule of law.