Question

What is the meaning of democracy ?how has it been defined in the past and in the present?

Answer 1

Hint: We will discuss the concept of democracy.India has a democratic government, ie, the people of India govern themselves through the elected representatives in the Parliament at the Centre and a Legislature in each State.

Complete answer:
Let us discuss in detail.Democracy means power to the people democracy in the philosophical concept and therefore it is hard to give it a definite definition French philosopher said the democracy was defined by the ability of the people to control power not to elect therefore the definition normal days despot correspond to this concept indeed we now have treated democracy as being defined as universal suffrage and hence we dismiss the certain number of democracies in the past but not the same as we have practicing today during classical degrees democracy athens is remembered to be good immigrated but it would not be considered democratic in today's standards Indian women did not have the right to vote only citizens could vote slavery was legal and was the base of economy after french revolution the concept of democracy was tried to introduce the concept of democracy evolved through time it becomes from classical Greek and existed also in Roman time.

Note: These representatives are elected after every five years through universal adult franchise, i.e., by the vote of all the adults of 18 years and above according to the principle of 'one man, one vote. No discrimination is made on the basis of sex, caste, creed or religion.