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Democracy means to me that the people have a say in who becomes president but the peope dont really have a freedom of speech

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Democracy is the ability for the people to choose

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A system in which all members of a community are able to choose their own leader(s) through the process of election

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democracy is when the citizens choose their leader

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Democracy is when the people have a choice in what happens and they have more control.

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Democracy is when the citizens of a country have majority of say in how the government is ran.

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In my own words democracy is when citizens have the power to make their own rule so they have a say in it.

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Democracy is a government for the people by the people where everyone has a vote

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Democracy is a series of checks and balances of power, which assures that no single person has complete power. The ability for decisions to be vetoed is a very important aspect of democracy

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Elected representatives

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In my own words democracy is

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Democracy is when the people rule instead of just having one leader.

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Democracy is when the citizens are allowed or can vote on their leader vs the leader being born into power

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Democracy is when the citizens are allowed or can vote on their leader vs the leader being born into power

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a democracy is when the citizens have the power to make decisions in their country that affect their own lives and the country as a whole

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A system in which all memebers Of a population are able to choose their own leader(s) through the process of election.

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A system in which all memebers Of a population are able to choose their own leader(s) through the process of election.

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Where the citizens hold the power and make the decisions

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A form of government where the citizens are exercising their rights by being able to vote and make decisions.

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Democracy is when the citizens of a country have a say in how their country is run, such as a say in laws, and a say in who gets to lead the country.

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Democracy is a form of government when the people hold the power to choose what they think is right. Or to have the option to choose someone who they feel will do what they see is in the civilians best interest.

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Democracy is when the citizens are allowed to vote on important government decisions

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Whenever people rule or they choose a group of people rule for them

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A democracy is when the citizens make decisions and have the power to rule

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Democracy is when the people have a say on what happens in the go

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In my own words, democracy is letting the citizens make the decisions which run our government. They choose the president, who essentially keeps everything in check along with the 3 branches of government, the executive, judicial, and legislative. Democracy is important because, before the United States, Greece was the only notable country to use democracy, hence they were the founders of democracy.