Title: 
Headings:  PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY
PRINCIPLES
 
OF
 
DEMOCRACY
 


  
Citizen
 
Participation

2.
  
Equality

3.
  
Political
 
Tolerance

4.
  
Accountability

5.
  
Transparency

6.
  
Regular,
 
Free
 
and
 
Fair
 
Elections

7.
  
Economic
 
Freedom

8.
  
Control
 
of
 
the
 
Abuse
 
of
 
Power

9.
  
Bill
 
of
 
Rights

10.
  
Accepting
 
the
 
Results
 
of
 
Elections

11.
  
Human
 
Rights

12.
  
Multi-Party
 
System

13.
  
The
 
Rule
 
of
 
Law


Content: 2. Equality
Democratic
 
societies
 
emphasize
 
the
 
principle
 
that
 
all
 
people
 
are
 
equal. Equality
 
means
 
that
 
all
 
individuals
 
are
 
valued
 
equally,
 
have
 
equal
 
opportunities,
 
and
 
may
 
not
 
be
 
discriminated
 
against
 
because
 
of
 
their
 
race,
 
religion,
 
ethnic
 
group,
 
gender
 
or
 
sexual
 
orientation. In
 
a
 
democracy,
 
individuals
 
and
 
groups
 
still
 
maintain
 
their
 
right
 
to
 
have
 
different
 
cultures,
 
personalities,
 
languages
 
and
 
beliefs. 3. Political
 
Tolerance
Democratic
 
societies
 
are
 
politically
 
tolerant. This
 
means
 
that
 
while
 
the
 
majority
 
of
 
the
 
people
 
rule
 
in
 
a
 
democracy,
 
the
 
rights
 
of
 
the
 
minority
 
must
 
be
 
protected. People
 
who
 
are
 
not
 
in
 
power
 
must
 
be
 
allowed
 
to
 
organize
 
and
 
speak
 
out. Minorities
 
are
 
sometimes
 
referred
 
to
 
as
 
the
 
opposition
 
because
 
they
 
may
 
have
 
ideas
 
which
 
are
 
different
 
from
 
the
 
majority. Individual
 
citizens
 
must
 
also
 
learn
 
to
 
be
 
tolerant
 
of
 
each
 
other.