Democracy

Democracy, or democratic government, is "a system of government in which all the people of a state or polity ... are involved in making decisions about its affairs, typically by voting to elect representatives to a parliament or similar assembly," as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary. Democracy is further defined as (a:) "government by the people; especially : rule of the majority (b:) " a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections."

According to political scientist Larry Diamond, it consists of four key elements: (a) A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections; (b) The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life; (c) Protection of the human rights of all citizens, and (d) A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens.

Democracy (film)

Democracy is a 1918 British silent war film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Bruce Gordon, Queenie Thomas and Alice O'Brien.

Cast

  • Bruce Gordon as George Greig
  • Queenie Thomas as Prudence
  • Alice O'Brien as Diana Tudworth
  • Frank Dane as Gerald Tudworth
  • Alice Russon as Rose Greig
  • Alice De Winton as Lady Tudworth
  • Wyndham Guise as Sutton Tudworth
  • Jack Andrews as Daniel Greig
  • Mrs. Hubert Willis as Mary Greig
  • References

    Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. The History of British Film, Volume III: 1914-1918. Routledge, 1997.
  • External links

  • Democracy at the Internet Movie Database
  • Democracy (play)

    Democracy is a play by Michael Frayn which premiered in London at the Royal National Theatre on September 9, 2003. Directed by Michael Blakemore, and starring Roger Allam as Willy Brandt and Conleth Hill as Günter Guillaume, it won the Evening Standard and Critics' Circle awards for Best Play.

    Democracy premiered on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on November 18, 2004, and ran for 173 performances. It was nominated for the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award as Best Play.

    It has also been staged in Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Wellington, Vancouver and Toronto.

    A revival of the play, directed by Paul Miller at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, transferred to London's Old Vic Theatre in 2012.

    The play, based on actual events, deals with the decision West German chancellor Willy Brandt had to make about exposing the Communist spy Günter Guillaume who worked as his secretary and had heard some of the state's most important secrets.

    Original London cast

  • Willy Brandt – Roger Allam
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Democracy?

    by: Papas da Língua

    (Leo Henkin)
    Foi ali bem no meio do capão
    Se embalava a nativa no colo
    E descia da mata num cipó
    Entre índios e brancos gritava
    Entre a cruz e a espada do Senhor
    Viu Jesus que a cativa sangrava
    E lhe deu de presente um berimbau
    Pra cantar e espantar todo mal
    Muito ouro se achava por aqui
    Mas no mundo é que ele brilhava
    E quem vive na terra patropi
    De pobreza e preguiça se cala
    Viva o sol, viva o lixo, viva a voz
    Viva macunaíma nosso herói
    Desse culto à miséria eu já cansei
    Canta a voz da mentira outra vez
    Democracy, it's a hard way
    Povo pacífico, povo oprimido, povo apolítico
    Povo que canta, que males espanta
    Povo que reza unido na fome
    Nossa guerra não tem terremoto
    Nosso voto é de felicidade
    Viva o índio glorioso do Xingu
    Viva o nosso anão gabiru
    Democracy, it's a hard way




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