In olden times, our country has been dependent on other government systems. Our forefathers based their economy and society on the Spaniards and Americans. They were even influenced earlier by the Chinese. The Filipino identity was gradually stained by foreign colors. Though this is the case, we still retain a number of our original traits, one of which is our love for freedom.
Democracy, as we all know, is a form of government where all citizens have equal participation in deciding on issues affecting their lives. The term is derived from the Greek, dēmokratía, which means “rule of the people.” The right to vote is a common characteristic of democracy, as it indicates freedom of expression. Other characteristics would be popular sovereignty, which means “voice of the people,” and majority rule, wherein decisions are selected if they have more than half of a population’s votes.
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