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Democracy Essay, Research Paper

Democracy

I. Meaning of Democracy

II. Summary of Places and Dates

III. Features of Democracy

IV. Types of Democracy

V. Early Democracy

A. Athens

B. Rome

VI. Middle Ages and England

VII. The Renaissance

A. United States of America

B. France

VIII. Modern Times

IX. Important People

Demos Kratia, or democracy, as it is used today, means the people rule.

A democracy is a form of government is run by the people of that country through

elections and representation. A democracy is really a form of a republic known as a

democratic republic. A republic is a government where officials, elected by a small

group of people, make the important decisions.

Democracy has been around for almost 2500 years since Athens, Greece

became the first democracy. The Romans also experimented with democracy,

however it was more a republic, and not a democracy. Around 1200 England laid

the groundwork to become a republic. Later, in the 1700 s, United States of

America, became a democracy.

There are many features of democracy. Most of these features are the same,

but individual countries use varations of the main ideas. The main feature of

democracy, which determines a true democracy, is free, competitive elections.

Sometimes however, women or minorities don t have the right to vote. Some of

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