DEMOCRACY VS REPUBLIC AND IMPORTANCE OF ELECTION

Democracy and Republic

DEMOCRACY VS REPUBLIC AND IMPORTANCE OF ELECTION

The word 'democracy' is derived from the Greek language and means 'rule of the people'. In a democracy all citizens are free and have equal rights and duties. The fundamental idea of this form of government comes from ancient Greece. At that time leaders directly addressed the crowd and the decisions about the laws were made in the assemblies. In today's republics, the procedure is more elaborate and structured. Elections are held every five years in which the citizens of the country elect their representatives, who sit in the parliament and pass laws.

REPUBLIC

Democracy and republic are not same, The word republic actually 'res publica' is derived from the Latin and can be loosely translated to public affairs, In general this means a form of government which is neither a monarchy nor a dictatorship. Many countries have the word Republic in their names, but are often not a republic. For examples the federal republic of Germany and the French republic are both democracies.

The republic of Belarus on the other hand is a dictatorship.

PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION PROCESS

The people's representative are elected every five years. Citizens go to polling booth to cast their votes. The voting regulation, procedure and forms may  very widely form country to country. Provisions are made at the polling booths for the voters to record their preferences in secret. Voting can be done through ballot papers or through electronic voting machines. People elect a representative from their constituencies and send him/ her to the parliament to represent them. Usually representative belongs to a political party, which is a group of people with similar political views.

IMPORTANCE OF ELECTION

Voting in election is a civic duty of every citizen in a democratic country before elections candidates introduce themselves in the media and advertise their policies. Citizens elect those whose elections program they agree with the most . Some people do not know whom to elect but are usually sure of whom not to elect. Therefore people should always go and vote to prevent a party with unacceptable ideology from getting elected.

Parliament

DUTIES OF PARLIAMENT

In the parliament the members discuss and vote for or against the laws. The members of parliament must act only according to their conscience. The parliament also has the task of controlling the government and the group of ministers. If the parliament is of the opinion that the government is not fulfilling its tasks or violating the laws a board of enquiry meets and checks the matter in detail.

PROCESS OF NEW LAWS MADE IN A COUNTRY

Laws making

A law in a democratic contrary is passed by the parliament if the majority of the member of parliament vote for it. before this there is a draft bill which is introduced for discussion in the lower house of the parliament and  can be revised several times. After that approval is required from the upper house of the parliament. if the Bill passed by one house is amended by the other house it goes back to the originating house for further discussion. when a bill is passed by both houses it is sent for consent to the head of the constitution. The bill becomes an Act from the date of his/her assent.

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