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Ratling [72]
3 years ago
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The United States is a democracy, with power resting in the hands of the people. In this activity you will consider two of the o

ther types of government and compare them to a democracy. In this comparison, include the five basic concepts of democracy, and consider how each of these concepts makes a democracy different from the other two kinds of government.
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snow_tiger [21]3 years ago
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N a democracy, the people are sovereign<span>. This means that the power rests in the hands of the people. A democracy can be either direct or representative. The ideas of democracy originated in ancient Greece, which was made up of many city-states. Each city-state had its own government and leader. Around 500 BC, the city-state of Athens adopted a democratic form of government. All citizens were allowed to vote; but slaves, women, and men who did not own property were not considered full citizens and therefore did not have voting rights. In the 300s BC, the Greek philosopher Aristotle advanced his ideas about democracy, citizenship, and constitutions in a work titled </span>Politics<span>.

Hope this helps. whew dat wz alot of writing lol :)</span>
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