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Democracy refers to a political system in which power is held by the people. There are two primary types of democracy: representative democracy and  directunrepresentativeparliamentarypresidential democracy. In the first system, power is delegated to citizens who have been elected to make decisions on society's behalf. In the second system, decisions on specific issues are made by everybody. 

A democratic system can also be described based on how many people it seeks to represent. In a  majoritarian democracyworkers' democracypluralist democracynational democracy many different and diverse groups compete with one another to represent parts of the population in government. In a   majoritarian democracynational democracyworkers' democracypluralist democracy the will of most of the people is primarily represented. The first system allows the voices of  powerful intereststhe peoplelobbyistsminorities to be heard better, while the second system is often accused of leading to a  tyranny of the majoritydemocratic deficitrevolutionparticipation crisis.

There are a number of key features of a democratic system. It must have  educationaccountabilitytransparencylegitimacy in order for people to accept the decisions that are made. One way to achieve this is through a high level of  educationtransparencyparticipationaccountability among the population. Another way is to ensure there is  legitimacyeducationparticipationtransparency in relation to how decisions have been made. There must also be  accountabilityeducationparticipationlegitimacy, meaning that representatives take responsibility for their decisions. Finally,   educationlegitimacyparticipationtransparency is also important in ensuing citizens are well informed when electing representatives or making decisions.