Democracy Democracy is almost everywhere in the world. Europe has used its form of government for almost half a century. North and South America are now virtually a hemisphere of democracy; Africa is experiencing democratic reform; and new, democracies have taken root in Asia. Democracy may be a word familiar to most, but it is a concept still misunderstood and misused. Freedom and democracy are often used to mean the same thing, but they are …showed first 75 words of 403 total…

…showed last 75 words of 403 total…own personal goals. Democracies succeed when they are tended by citizens willing to use their freedom to participate in the life of their society. They add their comments to the public debate, electing representatives who are held accountable for their actions. The citizens enjoy the right of individual freedom, but they also share the responsibility of joining with others to shape a future that will continue to embrace the fundamental values of freedom and self-government.