Democracy Quiz

Democracy is a system of government where state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state. In a democratic system, the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation.

The concept of 'the people' and the delegation of authority has changed over time and at different rates in different countries.

In a direct democracy, the people have the direct authority to deliberate and decide legislation. In a representative democracy, the people choose governing officials through elections to do so.

<p>Features of democracy often include freedom of assembly, association, personal property, freedom of religion and speech, citizenship, consent of the governed, voting rights, and freedom from unwarranted governmental deprivation of rights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>According to the United Nations, democracy provides an environment that respects human rights and fundamental freedoms, and in which the freely expressed will of people is exercised.</p> Signup and view all the answers