Democracy - Indian Laws - General

Democracy Democracy is a form of government where the people rule. Aristotle viewed democracy as A form of government in which the supreme powers are in the hands of freemen and where people form a majority in an elected sovereign government to exercise some role in decision making. Thomas Jefferson defined democracy as a government by its citizens in mass, acting directly and personally, according to Rules established by the majority . Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as a government of the people, by the people, and for the people . The Black s Law Dictionary defines democracy as: That form of government in which the sovereign power resides in and is exercised by the whole body of free citizens; as distinguished from a monarchy, aristocracy, or oligarchy. According to the theory of a pure democracy, every citizen should participate directly in the business of governing, and the legislative assembly should comprise the whole people. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI VERSUS UNION OF INDIA ANOTHER - [ 2018 (7) TMI 1426 - SUPREME COURT ]