Core Definitions and Origins of Democracy
| Harris Soche | Democracy as the freedom of every citizen. |
| Abraham Lincoln | Democracy as a system of government in which the majority of the adult population participates in politics on the basis of a representative system. |
| C.F. Strong | Democracy as a form of people’s government. In other words, the people are the holders of power in the government who have the right to regulate, defend, and protect themselves from coercion from their representatives. |
| Aristotle | Democracy as a system of government 'of the people, by the people, and for the people' |
AA-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
BA-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
CA-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
DA-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
