<u><em>From the outset of the rebellion in 1861, Lincoln’s overriding goal had been to bring the Southern states quickly back into the fold in order to restore the Union. In early December 1863, the president began the process of reunification by unveiling a three-part proposal known as the ten percent plan that outlined how the states would return. The ten percent plan gave a general pardon to all Southerners except high-ranking Confederate government and military leaders; required 10 percent of the 1860 voting population in the former rebel states to take a binding oath of future allegiance to the United States and the emancipation of slaves; and declared that once those voters took those oaths, the restored Confederate states would draft new state constitutions.
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Government power comes from the people - democracy. The word democracy comes from the Greek <em>dēmokratía</em>, with <em>dêmos</em> meaning "people" and <em>krátos </em>meaning "power."
Citizens do not have the power to vote - autocracy. In many autocracies nowadays, citizens do vote in elections, but they are not entirely free to choose who will be elected because autocrats around the world have developed ways to rig the voting process (for example, by registering votes under the names of deceased citizens). This has been observed in Thailand, Kenya, and Uganda for example.
Government power is controlled by one person - autocracy. An autocracy is a form of government where the power is concentrated in the hands of a single person.
Citizens choose government leaders in elections - democracy. A democracy establishes the principle that since the power belongs to the people, citizens are in charge of electing (or removing) their leaders through the vote.
