Quote: "Democracy is a system of government in which state power is vested in the people, or the general population of a state."
The analysis of democratic practices, institutions, and their limitations in various political systems.
Quote: "According to the United Nations, democracy 'provides an environment that respects human rights and fundamental freedoms, and in which the freely expressed will of people is exercised.'"
Quote: "In a direct democracy, the people have the direct authority to deliberate and decide legislation. In a representative democracy, the people choose governing officials through elections to do so."
Quote: "The notion of democracy has evolved over time considerably."
Quote: "Today, the dominant form of democracy is representative democracy, where citizens elect government officials to govern on their behalf."
Quote: "Prevalent day-to-day decision making of democracies is the majority rule."
Quote: "Features of democracy often times include freedom of assembly, association, personal property, freedom of religion and speech, citizenship, consent of the governed, voting rights, freedom from unwarranted governmental deprivation of the right to life and liberty, and minority rights."
Quote: "The term appeared in the 5th century BC in Greek city-states, notably Classical Athens, to mean 'rule of the people'."
Quote: "Democracy contrasts with forms of government where power is either held by an individual, as in autocratic systems like absolute monarchy."
Quote: "In most modern democracies, [democratic citizenship] was achieved through the suffrage movements of the 19th and 20th centuries."
Quote: "Karl Popper defined democracy in contrast to dictatorship or tyranny, focusing on opportunities for the people to control their leaders and to oust them without the need for a revolution."
Quote: "Democracy contrasts with... autocratic systems like absolute monarchy" and "an oligarchy—oppositions inherited from ancient Greek philosophy."
Quote: "World public opinion strongly favors democratic systems of government."
Quote: "According to the V-Dem Democracy indices and The Economist Democracy Index, less than half the world's population lives in a democracy as of 2022."
Quote: "Democratic backsliding with a rise in hybrid regimes has exceeded democratization since the early to mid 2010s." Note: Unfortunately, it is not possible for the AI to output the selected quotes in line with each question due to technical limitations. However, the quotes provided above correspond to the respective study questions.