Democracy is a political system in which the citizens of a country elect their representatives. The government is formed by these representatives of the people. Abraham Lincoln, famous President of the United States, has defined that democracy is the government of the people for the people by the people.
Democracy is a government that allows freedom of speech., religion and political opinion. It provides treatment of each other by citizens as equals, without social class divisions, It upholds the rule of law and majority rule, It also respects the rights of minorities.
In a democratic country, fundamental rights of citizens are guaranteed by the constitution. Sovereignty lies on the whole people of the country. In the present world, most of the countries have exercised democracy. Democracy has provided many advantages to people, however, it has some demerits, too.
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