Democracy

Democracy Democracy How many of you know what democracy means to the American citizens' If you ask most young people what democracy is they will say its America’s government but for the most part that is all they know. Of course we’ve briefly discussed it in past years of schooling but nothing has really stuck with me or made me even think about it. Now, though, what democracy is has become clearer. It’s what America is based upon, for the people, by the people, and is the people, right' After reading a few articles on democracy and discussing it with others some new ideas and theories have came to mind. At this point in time, and in the past, democracy has been the best form of government for the American people. When I think of democracy, freedom is the first thing that comes to mind. Liberty also comes to mind and the actual definition of liberty is freedom from external control. Thinking about external control reminds me of a monarchy or dictatorship which are the exact opposites of democracy. Generally these types of government involve only one ruler while democracy, people, america, laws, government, because, majority, gas, compressed, come, american, time, system, really, political, others, minority, mind, made, liberty, law, it’s, freedom, every, each, different, control, comes, atoms, works, whether, way, votes, unhappy