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A democracy is a political system in which the people of a country rule directly or indirectly with free and frequent elections.  

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A democracy is a political system in which the people of a country rule directly or indirectly with free and frequent elections. In many democracies, such as the United States, both the executive head of government and the legislature are elected by the people. This is also called representative democracies. The representatives, invested with the confidence of the voters, then try to convey the interests and desires of the voters by taking part in the governmental process. In the United States, voters elect people to the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together make up the nations bicameral legislature. In theory, there are four basic components in a democratic society such as federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and The Bill of Rights. Federalism, as also called Federal government, divides power and resources between central and regional governments. Our federal systems gives a great amount of independence to the...

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