WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -In a democracy, ordinary people participate in the process of government mainly through elections. During elections, people exercise their right to vote and elect their representatives. Thus, people participate in the government indirectly through their representatives.

Detailed explanation-2: -Democratic Governments 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-3: -Universal suffrage (or franchise) ensures the right to vote for as many people who are bound by a government’s laws as possible, as supported by the “one person, one vote” principle.