1) free and fair elections
2) Justice
3) Good Governance
4) Respect for fundamental and democratic rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom to assembly.
- 16
Democracy by definition means the government by people. That means that all the people should be able to have their say in one way another in everything that affects their lives. Dictionaries usually say that this right can either be exercised directly (by every member of a community having the possibility to enter personally, without mediators, his position on a particular issue into the decision making process - modern technology is able to provide this possibility for increasingly larger and larger communities), or through representatives (members of legislative bodies). This second arrangement is then called Representative Democracy.
FEATURES : 1. Political choice - more than one party
2. Free vote at elections - secret ballot
3. Freedom of the Press
4. Freedom of speech, religion and association, meaning the ability to form groups.
5. Fixed term in office
6. Rule of Law
7. Representative Government
Democracy is a form of a government in which the people are the source of authority for the government.
- 2
democracy is the form of government in which rulers are elected by the common people is calld democracy.
The features of democracy are:
1. All the major decisions are taken by the candidates elected by people. For instance, in India all the decisions of the country are taken by the government.
2. Elections provide with fair opportunity to the people to change the present government. This suggests the importance of dissolution of government, which takes place when citizens of a nation are not satisfied with its working.
3. The opportunity of dissolving the government is equal for all. This suggests that every citizen has some rights which are equal for all.
4. Regular elections and the option of dissolution make the powers of government limited in nature.
5.Freedom of Speech and expression.
- 4
democracy is the form of government in which rulers are elected by the common people is calld democracy.
The features of democracy are:
1. All the major decisions are taken by the candidates elected by people. For instance, in India all the decisions of the country are taken by the government.
2. Elections provide with fair opportunity to the people to change the present government. This suggests the importance of dissolution of government, which takes place when citizens of a nation are not satisfied with its working.
- 2