Grace Lien & Phina Chiang

What is democracy?
- The government by people
- When all people vote
- Citizens participate in
decision-making
- Have a say in what the
government is going to do

History of Democracy

- Ancient Athens 508 B.C.

- Cleisthenes introduced a system
which he called demokratia
- The government was ruled by the
citizens
- People elected the council of
representatives

Advantages
-

Protects the interest of the citizens

Helps promote equality
Encourage people to change
Prevents monopoly of authorities

Disadvantages
-

Slow response to important issues

Chance for widespread corruption
Risk of electing the wrong leader
Leaders divide the people and try to
gain votes to get power

all animals are

equal (6)

Types of Democracies
Representative democracy

elect a core group of people to make the

decisions
Voted for a leader to represent all the ideas

Jeffersonian democracy

Thomas Jefferson
the first American political party
believed in equality of political opportunity
for all male citizens

Direct democracy

People vote on policies directly

No representatives

Liberal democracy (constitutional)

built on the principles of free and fair

elections, a competitive political process
and universal suffrage

Social democracy

advocates universal access to education,

health care, workers compensation, and
other services
aimed to reform capitalism with state
regulation

Andrew Jackson
- Founder of Democratic Party
- Supported individual liberty
- Believed in individual liberty for
white men
- Separated the Democratic party
from the Republican party
- Set different values and views

John F. Kennedy
- Elected by the Americans themselves
- Never made a big decision without
everyones approval
- Wanted all Americans to contribute
to the well-being of the country
- Asked many other countries to join
together and protect each other

Wheres democracy used now

United States of America

Denmark
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Switzerland
New Zealand

Netherlands
Canada
Belgium
Ireland
Australia
Germany
United Kingdom

Propaganda in Democracy
- Advertising and public relations
professionals
- Radio, television, newspapers, motion
pictures
- Computer and internet
- Selected for our needs and what will
attract us
- Invisible