Democracy
Democracy (etc.-Greek δημοκρατία - «power of people», from δῆμος - «people» and κράτος - «power») - the political regime, which is based on the method of collective decision-making with equal impact of the participants on the outcome of the process [2] or in its significant stage [3]. Although this method is applicable to any public structures, to date the most important application is the state, as it has great power. In this case, the definition of democracy is usually narrow down to one of the following attributes:
The appointment of leaders ruled their people is through fair and competitive elections [4] [approx. 1]
The people are the only legitimate source of power [5] [6]
The company carries out self-government for the sake of the common good and the General interest [7] [8]
The national Board requires the provision of a number of rights for every member of society. With democracy are several values: the rule of law, equality, freedom, the right to self-determination, human rights, etc.
Since the ideal of democracy difficult to achieve and is subject to varying interpretations, offered plenty of practical models. Until the XVIII century, the most famous model was direct democracy, where citizens exercise their right of political decision-making directly, by reaching consensus or by the procedures of subordination of the minority to the majority. In a representative democracy the citizens are exercising the same right through their elected deputies and other officers by delegation of their own rights, the selected leaders make decisions taking into account the preferences directed by and responsible to them for their actions [9].