Currently, Iraq is a Parliamentary Democracy that is slowly moving towards an Illiberal Democracy, but it is not a dictatorship. Under Saddam Hussein, Iraq was an Authoritarian State.
A republic is a country which is not rules by a king (monarchy) prince (principality) or duke (duchy). It can be a democracy, an authoritarian state, a totalitarian state or a dictatorship.
The Philippines is a democracy much like the United States. The main principles of their constitution rely on a democratic and republican state, and sovereignty that resides in the people.
It indeed is.
The Philippines is a democracy much like the United States. The main principles of their constitution rely on a democratic and republican state, and sovereignty that resides in the people.
They are not. There was only one city state in ancient Greece (Athens) that was very briefly a very limited form of democracy (only freeborn upperclass men). All other city states of ancient Greece were kingdoms or other authoritarian government systems.
There isn't automatically any. A democratic government can be authoritarian, or liberal. Democratic denotes the form of its constitution, authoritarian its manner of government. The two concepts are not mutually exclusive, though their spirit is broadly contrary.
The five fundamental principles on which American democracy is based are popular sovereignty (people hold ultimate power), individual rights (protection of individual freedoms), the rule of law (everyone is subject to the law), checks and balances (system to prevent abuse of power), and federalism (sharing of power between central and state governments).
Authoritarian state, constitutional monarchy, and republic
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It means that our Democracy is organized by the people and is operated by the people for the purpose of serving the people.These words are generally used to describe a democracy. A democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people.In a democracy, the elected leaders are citizens of the country and enjoy the same rights as all other citizens. Hence, the government/leaders are elected of the people.The government and the leaders of the state are elected by the people.The elected leaders work for the development of the state and the welfare of the citizens. Hence, the government works for the people.These are the three basic principles of a democracy.
It means that our Democracy is organized by the people and is operated by the people for the purpose of serving the people.These words are generally used to describe a democracy. A democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people.In a democracy, the elected leaders are citizens of the country and enjoy the same rights as all other citizens. Hence, the government/leaders are elected of the people.The government and the leaders of the state are elected by the people.The elected leaders work for the development of the state and the welfare of the citizens. Hence, the government works for the people.These are the three basic principles of a democracy.