Democracy

What is democracy?

is a democracy that gives more power to the legislature

• Direct

• Representative

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

is when citizens get to vote for a policy directly

• Direct

• Representative

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

the president of a state has a significant amount of power over the government

• Direct

• Representative

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

is when people choose to vote for who will represent them in a parliament

• Direct

• Representative

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

is when people choose to vote for who will represent them in a parliament

• Direct

• Representative

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

This democracy has three characteristics, firstly, leaders are elected by the people. Secondly, everyone is subject to the Sharia law – including the leaders. Thirdly, the leaders must commit to practicing ‘shura’, a special form of consultation practiced by Prophet Muhammad.

• Participatory

• Authoritarian

• Islamic

this is when only the elites are a part of the parliamentary process

• Participatory

• Authoritarian

• Islamic

the exact opposite of an authoritarian democracy

• Participatory

• Authoritarian

• Islamic

What type of democracy is practiced in the Philippines?