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A democracy means rule by the people. And the people get to make the decisions of the government

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A democracy means rule by the people. And the people get to make the decisions of the government

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In a democracy people can make decisions in their own government. And in the modern world there are different ways of doing this such as...

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In a democracy people can make decisions in their own government. And in the modern world there are different ways of doing this such as...

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1. The people meet to decide about laws and to change old ones this is called a direct democracy.

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1. The people meet to decide about laws and to change old ones this is called a direct democracy.

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2. The people elect there leaders. These leaders decide about laws. The process of this is call a representative democracy.

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2. The people elect there leaders. These leaders decide about laws. The process of this is call a representative democracy.

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these are just a few of the types of democracy

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these are just a few of the types of democracy

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A democracy is the opposite of a dictatorship, which is a government were 1 person rules over everything. In a dictatorship most freedoms of democracy such as votes or freedom of speech or expression.

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A democracy is the opposite of a dictatorship, which is a government were 1 person rules over everything. In a dictatorship most freedoms of democracy such as votes or freedom of speech or expression.

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In democracy after a vote the party that wins chooses the candidate.

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In democracy after a vote the party that wins chooses the candidate.

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Normally the people chosen as candidates have to have qualifications like a certain age.

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Normally the people chosen as candidates have to have qualifications like a certain age.

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Not everyone can vote in a election only people 18 or over can vote in Australia.

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Not everyone can vote in a election only people 18 or over can vote in Australia.

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For some elections some countries make elections compulsory and not voting can be fined.

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For some elections some countries make elections compulsory and not voting can be fined.

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Normally there are 2  main types of democracy. direct or indirect

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Normally there are 2  main types of democracy. direct or indirect

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In an indirect or representative democracy. People vote for representatives of them who vote in a council. These people  can be mayors, councilmen, members of parliament or other government officials. This is much more common because it is easier.

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In an indirect or representative democracy. People vote for representatives of them who vote in a council. These people  can be mayors, councilmen, members of parliament or other government officials. This is much more common because it is easier.

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In a direct democracy everyone has the right to make laws together. a modern example of this is a referendum. This is the name of a country where everyone votes for a law or head of state   like a Prime Minister. although democracy is the biggest current ideology because it is a inefficient way to run a government so not a lot of countries use it.

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In a direct democracy everyone has the right to make laws together. a modern example of this is a referendum. This is the name of a country where everyone votes for a law or head of state   like a Prime Minister. although democracy is the biggest current ideology because it is a inefficient way to run a government so not a lot of countries use it.

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Democracy was originally developed by the ancient greeks in Athens. It was invented when everyone who was classified as a citizen( Not slaves women foreigners and children.) All of these people got together in an area. The people would talk about laws and they would vote on them with the people. tThe council would suggest laws and the citizens voted on them.

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Democracy was originally developed by the ancient greeks in Athens. It was invented when everyone who was classified as a citizen( Not slaves women foreigners and children.) All of these people got together in an area. The people would talk about laws and they would vote on them with the people. tThe council would suggest laws and the citizens voted on them.

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The council was picked by draws. The participants in the  council would change every year and the max number of people in this council was 500. For some votes the people would write their favourite candidate on a piece of wood or stone. these were counted and the person with the most votes was elected.

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The council was picked by draws. The participants in the  council would change every year and the max number of people in this council was 500. For some votes the people would write their favourite candidate on a piece of wood or stone. these were counted and the person with the most votes was elected.

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In the middle ages there were multiple types of democracy. But unlike the greeks only a few nobles and selected people could vote as monarchy was still the main ideology at this time. 

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In the middle ages there were multiple types of democracy. But unlike the greeks only a few nobles and selected people could vote as monarchy was still the main ideology at this time. 

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The first parliament was in England, it was formed by he Magna Carta, A document that made the kings power limited, this document also protected some peoples rights. The first parliament was the De Montfort's Parliament in England in 1265.

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The first parliament was in England, it was formed by he Magna Carta, A document that made the kings power limited, this document also protected some peoples rights. The first parliament was the De Montfort's Parliament in England in 1265.

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Still though not everyone could join in parliaments and elections. only around 3 percent of people could vote tough. However slowly but surely Parliament grew and grew. after the Glorious Revolution in 1688 increased parliaments power. Eventually the monarch became more of a symbol instead of a government.

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Still though not everyone could join in parliaments and elections. only around 3 percent of people could vote tough. However slowly but surely Parliament grew and grew. after the Glorious Revolution in 1688 increased parliaments power. Eventually the monarch became more of a symbol instead of a government.

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Democratic consolidation is the process when a democracy matures. this makes a democratic country to become a dictatorship without big internal shock

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Democratic consolidation is the process when a democracy matures. this makes a democratic country to become a dictatorship without big internal shock

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This means once a country becomes a democracy its hard to stop being a democracy

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This means once a country becomes a democracy its hard to stop being a democracy