Democracy affirms popular sovereignty and majority rule, with citizens participating directly or through elected representatives. Democracy is a form of government in which sovereign power resides in the people and is exercised directly by citizens or indirectly through elected representatives; core features include popular sovereignty, majority rule, citizen participation in decision-making, and the distinction of democratic rule from monarchy, aristocracy, or oligarchy.
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Democracy affirms popular sovereignty and majority rule, with citizens participating directly or through elected representatives.
Democracy is a form of government in which sovereign power resides in the people and is exercised directly by citizens or indirectly through elected representatives; core features include popular sovereignty, majority rule, citizen participation in decision-making, and the distinction of democratic rule from monarchy, aristocracy, or oligarchy.
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