Democracy • • • It is a form of government in which the people have the authority to choose their governing legislation. The most common decision making approach of democracies has been the majority rule or supermajority or consensus. Types - Direct democracy or Indirect Democracy Historical background • 1. 2. 3. Ancient Greece The term "democracy" first appeared in ancient Greek political and philosophical thought in the city-state of Athens Cleisthenes is referred to as "the father of Athenian democracy." It took the form of a direct democracy decision taken by majority Medieval • 1. 2. 3. various systems involving elections or assemblies South Indian Kingdom of the Chola in the state of Tamil Nadu in the Indian Subcontinent had an electoral system at 920 A.D the Holy Roman Empire's Hoftag and Imperial Diets The Parliament of England had its roots in the restrictions on the power o
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