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What Are The Different Types Of Democracy? VAISHNAVI Patil 3 Years Ago

Anyone READING this is probably quite familiar with the word democracy. Thanks to years of schooling under our collective belts, we know that democracy is a form of government that has played a major role in modern history. Democracy dragged us away from archaic systems, such as authoritarian monarchies, into more liberal and rational forms of governance.

What is democracy?

A democracy is simply a system of government where the citizens directly exercise their power, and have the RIGHT to elect government representatives who COLLECTIVELY create a government body for the entire nation (like, a parliament). Another way to say the same thing is that it’s a type of government that’s ruled by citizens, or in other words, people who are members of a SOCIETY. In a democratic government, people have certain basic rights that the government can’t take away from them, and these rights are internationally recognized and guaranteed.

Types of democracy

The main types/forms of democracy are:

Direct democracy

Representative democracy

Presidential democracy

Parliamentary democracy

Authoritarian democracy

Participatory democracy

Islamic democracy

Social democracy