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What is democracy? What are it's various characteristics
It's of chapter outcomes of democracy from politics

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Democracy is a system of governance where the government rules with the consent of the people. In a democracy, there are regular elections in which voters elect their representatives to carry on the tasks of government. A government is voted out if it loses an election. Various characteristics of a democracy are

1. Regular free and fair elections.
2. Independent judiciary.
3. Separation of power between different wings of the government.
4. Fundamental rights of people.

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