USA HISTORY

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: -For these reasons, democracy is often referred to as “rule of the majority". Majority rule, if not backed up by a guarantee of human rights for all, can lead to decisions which are harmful to minorities, and the fact that these decisions are the “will of the people” can provide no justification.

Detailed explanation-3: -Democracy is a form of government in which people have the right to choose their representatives. These elected representatives then go on to form a government to rule the country.

Detailed explanation-4: -By voting, citizens are participating in the democratic process. Citizens vote for leaders to represent them and their ideas, and the leaders support the citizens’ interests. There are two special rights only for U.S. citizens: voting in federal elections and running for federal office.

Detailed explanation-5: -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").