Governments may take several forms. In history there have appeared many forms of government. Aristotle had given a classification of governments- monarchy, rule by one person; aristocracy, rule by a few; polity, rule by many. Today, our attention is drawn to two major forms: totalitarianism in which the control is in the hands of one or a few persons; and democracy, in which political power is diffused among the governed by the process of representation. Democracy is founded upon the principle of popular sovereignty, i.e, ultimate power resides in the citizens. An Important principle of democracy is that all citizens have equal political privileges which only they can exercise and which they cannot transfer to any other persons. Another foundational principle is that rule of the majority shall prevail, this majority to be expressed by the citizens either through direct voting or through their elected representatives.

Arjun Julian

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