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The word “Democracy” comes from the Greek words DEMOS, which means people and

KRATOS, which means power or rule. So democracy basically means the rule of the people.
Democracy first started as a direct democracy in Greek cities, notably in ancient Athens,
where people came together to speak about their concerns and opinions in front of the
rulers of the city state, and directly voted on the new rules and laws. Here is considered as
the birthplace of democracy. For the very first time, decisions were made by the people
instead of rulers. But sadly, the ancient Greeks did not see all people equally. Slaves, women,
children, and the people who did not have a land weren’t allowed to vote. This is what we
call a flawed democracy today.
After the Greeks lost their influence in the first century AD, their early forms of democracy
were also fading away until the Magna Carta was signed in 1215, which prevented the King
of England to do whatever he wanted and said that even the King had to follow the country’s
rules and laws which were written in the constitution.
Today, most democracies are indirect, or representative – which means that you can’t vote
for a new law yourself, but you can vote for people who then become lawmakers and
present your interest. But democracy isn’t just about voting. It’s about everything to protect
the best interest of the people, no matter what is their race, gender, political opinion or
religion. These interests can be human rights, quality of life, infrastructure, and many more.
Modern democracies divide power into 3 different branches: the legislative (the people who
make the law), the executive (the people who make sure that you obey the law), and the
judiciary (who judge you if you commit a crime). These three are independent and work
following the process of checks and balances, which means all the work must be clear and
fair. And very important, the people who have power also must follow the law and not
exceed their authority.
In addition, a democratic government must work in a way that reflects the wish, feelings and
desire of the society that it governs. This is also known as the general will, which is a concept
designed by the famous Swiss philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau.
One of the problems of democratic voting is that the biggest groups of people always have
the most power. And that’s why a good democracy also has laws to protect the rights of its
smaller and weaker groups. A democracy where the majority decides to separate, expel or
injure its minority is not a functioning democracy.
So what do you think now about democracy. Winston Churchill once said “Democracy is the
worst form of government, except for all of those other forms that have been tried from
time to time.” Do you agree?

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