{"id":17,"date":"2024-03-09T19:40:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T19:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2024-08-22T23:27:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T23:27:35","slug":"what-is-democracy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/index.php\/what-is-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Democracy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Democracy v.s. Republic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Democracy-vs-Republic-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Democracy-vs-Republic-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Democracy-vs-Republic-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Democracy-vs-Republic-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Democracy-vs-Republic-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classical v.s. Modern Democracy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Classical-Democracy-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-140\" style=\"width:1000px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Classical-Democracy-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Classical-Democracy-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Classical-Democracy-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Classical-Democracy-2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Modern-Democracy-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Modern-Democracy-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Modern-Democracy-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Modern-Democracy-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Modern-Democracy-2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Republic (Representative Government)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Republic-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Republic-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Republic-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Republic-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Republic-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prevalence of Classical Democracy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Prevalence-of-Classical-Democracy-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Prevalence-of-Classical-Democracy-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Prevalence-of-Classical-Democracy-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Prevalence-of-Classical-Democracy-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/democraticsystems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Prevalence-of-Classical-Democracy-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Locke, J. (1823). <em>Second Treatise of Government: Concerning the True Original Extent and End of Civil Government.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manin, B (1997). The Principles of Representative Government, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1-41.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rousseau, J. J. (1778). On the Social Contract, or Priciple of Political Right. In J.-J. Rousseau, <em>The Basic Political Writings<\/em> (pp. 153-252).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stasavage, D. (2020). The Decline and Rise of Democracy. Princeton: Princeton University Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democracy v.s. Republic Classical v.s. 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