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• form of govn in which rulers elected by people.
• rulers take major decisions
• elections must offer choice and fair oppourtunity to the people to change current rulers
• this choice and opportunity must be available to all people equally
• the exercise of this choice must lead to a govn limited by basic rules of the constitution and citizens rights
• rights are not limited to right to vote, stand in elections, and form political orgs
• power sharing is the spirit
• cannot be brute rule of majority. repect for minority voice is necessary
• eliminating discrimination based on gender religion and caste is imp
• respect to and equal treatment of women
• based on political equality
• peoples own government
• attentive to needs and demands of people and largely free of corruption
• promotes equality of citizens