WORLD 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: -Democracy is a form of government where elected representatives hold power. Citizens elect their representatives through voting and these elected representatives hold the power.

Detailed explanation-3: -The two types of democracy in practice around the world are direct democracy and representative democracy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which officials must be elected for any government to be called a Democracy? The officials who have the majority of the votes and elected by the people can run a democratic government.

Detailed explanation-5: -Representative democracy means people participate indirectly in the decision-making process. They choose their representatives through an election process. These representatives meet and make decisions for the entire population.