DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY

CARLOS ANDRES HOSTIA VILLANUEVA

STUDENT:

PASCUALE PACICCA
TEACHER:

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS Y EDUCACIÓN

DEPARTAMENTO DE LENGUAS MODERNAS
PROGRAMA DE LENGUA CASTELLANA E INGLÉS
ENGLISH CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
VALLEDUPAR
CESAR
2020-I
 DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY
Democracy is very important for human development. When people have free will to
live freely, they will be happier. Moreover, we have seen how other forms of
government have turned out to be. Citizens are not that happy and prosperous in a
monarchy or anarchy.
Furthermore, democracy lets people have equal rights. This ensures that equality
prevails all over the country. Subsequently, it also gives them duties. These duties make
them better citizens and are also important for their overall development.
Most importantly, in a democracy, the people form the government. So, this selection of
the government by the citizens gives everyone a chance to work for their country. It
allows the law to prevail efficiently as the rules are made by people whom they have
selected.
In addition, democracy allows people of various religions and cultures to exist
peacefully. It makes them live in harmony with one another. People of democracy are
more tolerant and accepting of each other’s differences. This is very important for any
country to be happy and prosper.
Democracy discards privileges of a class or group of men. In a democratic environment,
only people with the right to vote are given the responsibility of leadership. Every voter
in a country has the potential to lead others. In a democratic state, the administration is
not limited to few groups or individuals. It gives ordinary people the freedom to choose
their leaders and to serve as leaders. Democracy ensures that no individual is above
others such as evident in other forms of government such as monarchy and anarchy.
Democracy upholds the values of equality and liberty in states.

Democracy ensures that all people are treated as equals before the law. In a democratic
country, rules are made by ordinary people through their representatives in the
legislature. Laws made take into consideration the welfare of all people and not for
those who belong to a particular class. The freedoms, interests, and rights of every
citizen in a democratic country are highly and equally safeguarded. Resources in such a
nation are similarly distributed because democracy stresses on equality of all persons.
People in the three social classes are governed by the same set of rules and regulations.
The law applies to all individuals irrespective of their influence in the society.

Democracy instills a sense of responsibility in all citizens within a country. Democracy

gives ordinary people the right of belonging to a particular nation. It also gives them a
chance to participate in its governance. The people are therefore compelled to take
matters of governance upon themselves so that if anything goes wrong, the people will
stand and question those they have put in positions of leadership. People feel indebted
to oppose in any form of oppression that may arise in their country. People are given the
right to speak up their minds and express their views about the governance or leadership
in their country.
Democracy operates by the exceptional majority. As earlier mentioned democracy gives
ordinary people the power to choose their leaders. Those who are preferred by the
majority are regarded to be the elected leaders. However, in most countries, a high
proportion of their population consists of illiterate or ignorant individuals who do not
care about how the government is run. These people vote blindly and end up giving
leadership positions to unqualified persons. The elite makes up the minorities in many
countries, and their few numbers restrict them from determining those that assume
positions of power.

Democracy proliferates inefficiency in governance. Most leaders in democratic

countries focus more on creating political alliances rather than on development and
administration. Administration in many democratic countries is run by bureaucrats, who
have no obligation to the people. Since most of those that elect such leaders are ignorant
individuals, they are sucked into the debates of political alliances thus paying less
attention to the delivery of such leaders. It, therefore, becomes difficult to foster
infrastructural, social, and economic development in many democratic countries. People
neglect their responsibilities of keeping the government in check, making it hard for
leaders to make any developments. Democracy, therefore, influences the ability of a
country to foster expected growth.

Democracy encourages corruption. After elected leaders assume office, they embark on
activities of forming new political parties and alliances. Leadership values and promises
made to the people are forgotten. Developments are only instituted in regions that
support ruling regimes, while others are neglected. The value of equality, which
democracy upholds is overlooked. Most state jobs are given the favors, people in
leadership positions use their influence to benefit those close to them and those who
belong to their communities or support their political movements.

Democracy gives the people the power to govern themselves. Through democracy,
equality is upheld, and the rule of law takes its course. However, democracy gives
illiterate and ignorant individuals the power to lead others, and this contributes to
inefficiency in governance and promotes corruption. Appropriate use of democracy is of
great benefit to a country and its people.
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