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The concepts (and name) of democracy and constitution as a form of government originated in ancient Athens circa 508 B.C. In ancient Greece, where there were many city-states with different forms of government, democracy was contrasted with governance by elites (aristocracy), by one person (monarchy), by tyrants.
Democracy is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so.
What do you mean by democratic?
Essential Meaning of democratic. 1 : based on a form of government in which the people choose leaders by voting : of or relating to democracy The dictatorship gave way to a democratic (form of) government. Democratic elections were held there today for the first time.
Jim Crow laws were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation. Named after a Black minstrel show character, the laws—which existed for about 100 years, from the post-Civil War era until 1968—were meant to marginalize African Americans by denying them the right to vote, hold jobs, get an education or other opportunities. Those who attempted to defy Jim Crow laws often faced arrest, fines, jail sentences, violence and death.
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