ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -You now know that the main feature of a democracy is that the people have the power to elect their leaders. So in a sense a democracy is rule by the people. The basic idea is that people rule themselves by participating in the making of these rules.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct option is A Abraham Lincoln. Democracy was defined as a “Government of the people, by the people and for the people” by Abraham Lincoln.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reason: Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people.

Detailed explanation-4: -Democracy (From Ancient Greek: , romanized: dēmokratía, dēmos ‘people’ and kratos ‘rule’) is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choose governing officials to do so ("representative democracy").

Detailed explanation-5: -What is a democratic system of government? A democratic system of government is a form of government in which supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodic free elections.