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Ancient Greek Democracy - Ancient History - History
Find out more about the history of Ancient Greek Democracy, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more.
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greece-democracy
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History of Democracy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Democracy can be traced back from the present day to classical Athens in the 6th century B.C.E.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_democracy
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Democracy Index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are United Nations member states.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index
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Democracy vs Republic - Difference and Comparison
What's the difference between Democracy and Republic? The key difference between a democracy and a republic lies in the limits placed on government by the law, which has implications for minority rights.
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Democracy_vs_Republic
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Democracy Countries List - Countries Ruled by Democracy
America may be one of the most famous democracies, but it far from the only democratic country. This is a list of countries, nations, and states governed or ruled by a democracy.
http://www.ranker.com/list/countries-ruled-by-democracy/reference?var=3
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What is Representative Democracy? - Definition, Examples, Pros & Cons - Video & Lesson Transcript
Democracy has become, for many Americans, an unquestionable positive.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-representative-democracy-definition-examples-pros-cons.html
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Ancient History in Depth - The Democratic Experiment
Professor Paul Cartledge reveals the roots of Western Democracy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/greekdemocracy_01.shtml
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What's Gone Wrong With Democracy - Economist
Democracy was the most successful political idea of the 20th century. Why has it run into trouble, and what can be done to revive it?
http://www.economist.com/news/essays/21596796-democracy-was-most-successful-political-idea-20th-century-why-has-it-run-trouble-and-what-can-be-do
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Democratic Governments
Learn more about democratic governments in the Boundless open textbook.
https://www.boundless.com/political-science/textbooks/boundless-political-science-textbook/american-politics-1/forms-of-government-19/democratic-governments-114-10687/
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Democracy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Democracy, or democratic government, is "a system of government in which all the people of a state or polity ... are involved in making decisions about its affairs, typically by voting to elect representatives to a parliament or similar assembly," as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy