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a system of government in which citizens have power with equal votes- The United States has a representative democracy.
democracy = a system of government in which citizens have power with equal votes
- Canada has a parliamentary democracy.
- She described it as a democracy in name only.
- Now class, say it all together, 'We are a democracy.'Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Colonel Maycomb persevered in his efforts to make the region safe for democracy, but his first campaign was his last.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- In front of DEMOCRACY, she printed WE ARE A.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- We are a democracy and Germany is a dictatorship.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- She printed DEMOCRACY in large letters.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- "Democracy," she said.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- As American occupiers worked to help Japan transition to democracy and independence, the Cold War was beginning.Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken
- The progress from an absolute to a limited monarchy, from a limited monarchy to a democracy, is a progress toward a true respect for the individual.Henry David Thoreau -- Resistance to Civil Government
- And he had made humble a company that was as close to a monarch as one could get in a country of democracy.David Baldacci -- Wish You Well
- He had overseen the drafting of a constitution in 1964, which turned Afghanistan into a democracy, offering universal suffrage and emancipating women.Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin -- Three Cups of Tea
- "So you're saying that even if Clarke is innocent, it'd be worth it to let her die in order to keep democracy alive?"Kass Morgan -- The 100
- Before that, our country believed in freedom and democracy and equality for all.Margaret Peterson Haddix -- Among the Hidden
- That's the cycle democracy is built on!Tennessee Williams -- The Glass Menagerie
- The dictatorship of the proletariat or democracy?Milan Kundera -- The Unbearable Lightness of Being
- The way I see it, England's a democracy, and we in this village have suffered as much as anyone fighting to keep it that way.Kazuo Ishiguro -- The Remains of the Day
- Frustrated citizens tend to execute kings and queens and make a democracy.Lemony Snicket -- The Wide Window
- We want democracy to survive for all generations to come, not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow.Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Military-Industrial Complex Speech
democracy = a system of government in which citizens have power with equal votes
democracy = a system of government in which citizens have power with equal votes
democracy = system of government in which citizens have power with equal votes
democracy = a system of government in which citizens have power with equal votes
democracy = system of government in which citizens have power with equal votes
democracy = system of government in which citizens have power with equal votes
democracy = a system of government in which citizens have power with equal votes
democracy = a system of government in which citizens have power with equal votes
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