Name: Sebastián León

Grade: 1B

What is democracy? It is a form of social and political organization that attributes ownership
of power to the citizenry as a whole. In a strict sense, democracy is a type of State organization
in which collective decisions are adopted by the people through mechanisms of direct or
indirect participation that give their representatives legitimacy. In a few words, Democracy is a
term used to designate a of the forms of government in which the political power of and for
the people can be exercised.
A characteristic of direct democracy. Direct democracy is a form of democracy, in which
power is exercised directly by the people in an assembly. Depending on the powers of this
assembly, the citizenry could approve, modify, or repeal laws, as well as elect public officials.
How does representative democracy work? It is the type of democracy in which political
power comes from the people but is not exercised by them but by their representatives
elected by vote.
Name at least 2 challenges that a democratic system faces. corruption, crime, education,
economic growth.
Your opinion about what president Lincoln said "Democracy is a government of the
people, by the people and for the people." My opinion about President Lincoln's phrase is
that it is true that democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people
and that is how it has to be, it is a pity that there are people who change the votes of the
people and they are not fair or sincere They are just cheats who do not think of the people or
the best for the people, only for the good of themselves
State democracy in your own words. Democracy is a type of State organization in which
collective decisions are made by the people through direct or indirect participation
mechanisms that confer legitimacy to their representatives.