USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The term democracy means “rule by ____ .”
A
the mob
B
the monarch
C
the president
D
the people
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The word democracy comes from the Greek words “demos", meaning people, and “kratos” meaning power; so democracy can be thought of as “power of the people": a way of governing which depends on the will of the people.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Abraham Lincoln said, “Democracy is a rule of the people, for the people and by the people". It means that democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people. The citizens of the country elect the Government to rule the country and the elected government work for the welfare of the people.

Detailed explanation-4: -Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people’ is said by Abraham Lincoln. He was the 16th president of the United States.

Detailed explanation-5: -Democracy was defined as a “Government of the people, by the people and for the people” by Abraham Lincoln.

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