Democracy

Defined by: "a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives."
1. Linked to a system of 'parliamentary democracy' or better known as 'Westminster Democracy' in the UK.
Democracy is derived from the Greek, 'DEMOKRATIA'
1. 'DEMOS'
  1. 'the people'
2. 'KRATES'
  1. 'power'
There are three main types of democracy
1. Direct
  1. Direct democracy (also known as pure democracy) is a form of democracy in which people decide (e.g. vote on, form consensus on) policy initiatives directly.
    1. For example: Refurendums - recent one include that of the 2014 Scottish Independence Refurendum
2. Totalitarian
  1. Relating to a system of government that is centralised and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
    1. For example: allows people to vote, however only gives the electorate one option, e.g. China.
3. Indirect
  1. Representative democracy (also indirect democracy) is a variety of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.
    1. For example: people can vote for someone to represent them: Westminster elections, European Union Elections, Assembly Elections and Local Elections.

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