How did democracy come about? Detailed answer

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How did democracy come about?

Let's see what we mean by democracy. The word "democracy" is of Greek origin and means "power of the people". When we use this word now, we mean the participation of people in the work of the government, the influence on its activities.

Political democracy emerged in two main forms. A government where people gather to discuss policies and choose officials to carry them out. This is direct democracy. When people choose their representatives to express their desires, intentions in government, this is a representative democracy.

Direct democracy is not possible on a large scale when many people are involved, and democracy is used mainly in its representative form. No nation can be considered democratic if it does not provide various civil rights and freedoms. These include freedom of speech, movement, association, press, religion and equality of all before the law.

Political democracy arose early in history. In the Greek city-states, especially in Athens, there was a direct democracy. Yet even in Athens the ruling class of citizens made up only a small part of the population. The majority were slaves, who, along with women and foreigners, did not have the right to vote and could not hold any posts. And although a form of direct democracy has existed since the time of ancient Athens, even today we find many shortcomings in it from various points of view.

Modern democracy is more connected with the Middle Ages. The idea of a social contract dates back to that time. According to this theory, an agreement was concluded between the rulers and their subordinates, which determined the fulfillment of obligations by each party. If the ruler did not do this, the people had the right to take away the power given to him.

Modern representative democracy was also born under feudalism, in connection with the needs of kings. Feudal monarchs called meetings of representatives to ask for money. They felt that the people would not object to the imposition of new taxes if their representatives agreed to it in advance.

Author: Likum A.

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