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In my assignment, I am going to analyse whether Britain is a true democracy. First of all what is a democracy? Democracy was firstly originated in Greece, A democracy is literally, the terms meaning power of the people (combining the Greek words demos, meaning "the people," and kratos meaning "to rule" or "power"). It is usually used to describe a political system where the legitimacy of exercising power stems from the consent of the people. Accordingly, a democratic polity is often identified by the existence of constitutional government, where the power of the leaders is checked and restrained; representative institutions based on elections, which provide a procedural framework for the allocation of power by the people; competitive parties, in which the ruling majority respects and guarantees the rights of minorities; and civil liberties, such as freedoms of speech, press, organization, and religion. Aristocracy is a political system in which...

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