Democracy
... In a direct democracy, all citizens, without the intermediary of elected or appointed officials, can participate in making public decisions. ... Ancient Athens, the worlds first democracy, one had to physically attend a gathering in order to vote. ... Direct democracy was practiced by an assembly that may have numbered to as many as 5,000 to 6,000 persons--perhaps the maximum number that can physically gather in one place and practice direct democracy. Modern society, with its size and complexity, offers few opportunities for direct democracy. ... Today, the most common form of democracy, whether for a town of 50,000 or nations of 50 million, is representative democracy, in which citizens elect officials to make political decisions, formulate laws, and administer programs for the public good. ... Requirements of due process of law in a democracy · No ones home can be broken into and searched by the police without a court order showing that there is good cause for such a search. The midnight knock of the secret police has no place in a democracy. ... In a democracy the Courts guarantee the accused to a fair unbiased trail the government powers cannot effect the out come of a trail. ... The Court system of a democratic society is slow and it can take days, months or even years for trails to be held or decisions to be made this due to the fact that in a democracy different opinions and expressions are aloud, if it was a dictatorship or similar form of government the decision by the person in power would be final even if it was unjust.