Democracy is defined by the fact that goverment gets it power from

Democracy is defined by the fact that the government gets its power from the WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

In a DIRECT democracy,all citizens take part in government policy by voting on issue and they are used by countries with small populations. while in a REPRESENTATIVE democracy,citizens choose people to act on their behalf in government and they are used by countries with large population.

Democracy is gotten from a Greek word DEMOS which means PEOPLE.

It is basically government OF the people, BY the people and FOR the people. This people talked about in democracy are the ones that legally live in a particular country where democratic system of government is practiced.

Democracy has its main goals which are to protect the people,provide for the common good of the people, maintain order and balance and protect lives,liberty and the pursue of happiness.