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Book Free DemoDemocracy in its very nature essentially promotes and preserves the dignity and fundamental rights of citizens.
Basic objectives of Democracy:
The aim of democracy includes the following,
1. The power is vested in the hands of the people. For that, the people should have the right to make decisions.
2. Everyone cannot participate in decision-making. So, the representative government is elected by the people to form a democratic system.
3. All those who attain the age of 18 are given the voting rights to elect the representatives (Universal Adult Franchise).
4. The representatives have the responsibility to protect the welfare of the people.
Universal Adult Franchise:
The principle of one vote per person is also known as the universal adult franchise. The Universal Adult Franchise implies that all citizens who are \(18\ \)years and above irrespective of their caste or education, religion, colour, race, and economic conditions are eligible to vote.
One citizen per person
World Democracy:
New Zealand is the first country to allow women to vote (\(1893\)). Voting rights to women were given in \(1918\) and \(1920\) in the UK and USA respectively.
Women Voting Rights
At the same time, the wealthy alone were given the voting rights in India. Many leaders like Mahatma Gandhi kept insisting on giving voting rights to all. Now in India, all the people above 18 years of age enjoy Universal Adult Franchise.
Mahatma Gandhi
Oldest Democracies in the World:
Many countries contributed to the growth and evolution of democracy. In that, European countries played a significant contributor role.
| Democracy | Period | Location | Significance |
| Greek Democracy | 5th century BC (BCE) | Greece | Foundation of political philosophy |
| Roman Empires Democracy | 300 BC – 50 BC (BCE) | Italian Peninsula, Rome | Loads of expansions of the growth of civilization |
| San Merinos Democracy | AD (CE) 301 | Italy | Earliest written constitution |
| The Iceland Democracy | AD (CE) 930 | Thingvellir | The oldest and longest functioning parliament in the world |
| The Isle of Man’s Democracy | AD (CE) 927 | Between Great Britain and Ireland | Self governing possessions of the crown |
| British Democracy | 13th Century AD (CE) | England | Magna Carta of \(1215\) |
| US Democracy | AD (CE) 1789 | United States of America | The oldest standing democracy |
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