Fill in the Blanks Our Democracy is Based Upon PrinciplesOnline version goes over some principles of democracy by Stephanie Ganser 1 laws people information encourages accountable officials money enterprise freedom actions multiparty transparency government public voice viewpoints dictatorship majority election 1 . Decisions in a democracy are made by rule . This means at least 51 / 100 . 2 . In an indirect democracy , elected and appointed have to be to the people and responsible for their . Officials must act in the best interests of the . 3 . The people must be aware of what is happening within the . This is referred to as . A transparent government holds meetings and citizens to attend to hear the positions of officials and to their opinions . Transparency allows the press and the people to get about what decisions are being made by whom and why . 4 . In a legitimate democracy , there must be more than one political party involved in an and playing a part in government . A system provides candidates from different political parties that offer varied on issues . This gives citizens a true choice . When a country has only one party , the result is often a . 5 . In a free system , the government does not extensively interfere with economic activity and keeps regulation by to a minimum . This allows people and businesses to enjoy economic and to make their own economic choices , such as how to spend their and whether to start a business or to buy property .
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