The 4 types of democracy

Into the Night said:
Dictionaries don't define words. You don't get to quote every dictionary. You can only speak for yourself. Omniscience fallacy. False authority fallacy.

Yes it is.

Omniscience fallacy. False authority fallacy.

A democracy is government by popular vote. It is nothing else. It has no constitution. It has no representatives.
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You make up definitions for yourself and expect others to agree with you.
 
AProudLefty said:
Key Democratic Principles

The word ‘democracy’ has its origins in the Greek language. It combines two shorter words: ‘demos’ meaning whole citizen living within a particular city-state and ‘kratos’ meaning power or rule.

It is generally agreed that liberal democracies are based on four main principles:

  1. A belief in the individual: since the individual is believed to be both moral and rational;
  2. A belief in reason and progress: based on the belief that growth and development is the natural condition of mankind and politics the art of compromise;
  3. A belief in a society that is consensual: based on a desire for order and co-operation not disorder and conflict;
  4. A belief in shared power: based on a suspicion of concentrated power (whether by individuals, groups or governments).

Direct democracy

In a direct democracy, such as ancient Athens, all citizens (only adult males who had completed their military training; women, slaves and plebs were not citizens) are invited to participate in all political decisions. This form of democracy is no longer practiced. In this form of democracy citizens are continuously involved in the exercise of power and decision is by majority rule.

Representative democracy

In a representative democracy, representatives are elected by the people and entrusted to carry out the business of governance. Australia is a representative democracy.

Constitutional democracy

In a constitutional democracy a constitution outlines who will represent the people and how. Australia is also a constitutional democracy.

Monitory democracy

Political scientist John Keane suggests that a new form of democracy is evolving in which government is constantly monitored in its exercise of power by a vast array of public and private agencies, commissions and regulatory mechanisms. See Life and Death of Democracy by John Keane, published by Simon and Schuster UK in 2009.

Source: https://www.moadoph.gov.au/democracy/defining-democracy/#

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