Democracy has always been a very important issue in America; as the nation grew and progressed, so did the type of democracy and the definition of it. .
What is democracy? Democracy is a method for making political decisions; it is what makes the country distinguished, powerful and is the basis for American success. The connotation I get from democracy is government of the people, by the people, and for the people. I also think democracy must encompass all people, and there should be no prejudices or restrictions against people in a democratic nation. There are seven key principles that satisfy a democracy, which includes: equality in voting, effective participation, enlightened understanding, citizen control of the agenda, inclusion, rule of decision, and representation.
Under the absolute government of a single man, despotism, to reach the soul, clumsily struck at the body, and the soul, escaping from such glows, rose gloriously above it; but in democratic republics that is not at all how tyranny behaves; it leaves the body alone and goes straight for the soul.