Democracy

= Jaime-lee >=

Democracy is a political system for choosing and replacing the government and deciding new laws.

2. The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life.

3. Protection of the human rights of all citizens.

4. A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens.

The Greek invented the word democracy it was to make all citizens equal. Demo meaning people and Kratos meaning rule. They put demo and kratos together and came up with the word democracy. Democracy means people have the right to agree or disagree with new laws and nw goverments. In ancient greece women were not included as citizens but now nearly in every country women are alowed to vote