INTRODUCTION
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Democracy
is a form of government in which the p
eople have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation
or to choose governing officials to do so.
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Democracy
contrast with forms of government where power is either held by an individual, autocratic systems
like absolute monarchy, or where power is
either held by small number of individuals.
- One should know how to assess the outcomes of democracy and then proceed to look at the expected and actual outcomes of democracy in various respects: quality of government, economic well-being, inequality, social differences and conflict and finally freedom and dignity.
