Democracy comes from the Greek word, “demos,” meaning people. - TopicsExpress



          

Democracy comes from the Greek word, “demos,” meaning people. In democracies, it is the people who hold sovereign power over legislator and government. It exists when power and civic responsibility are exercised by all citizens, directly or through their freely elected representatives. So what makes a healthy democracy? President Obama stated that this is facilitated when a country’s citizens are “informed and engaged” with their government. Social media has become one important medium which encourages this process. Listen to the President’s brief remark of how the Whitehouse is using Facebook as a platform to listen to and engage a younger audience. Click here: goo.gl/sKWJzg
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 15:56:00 +0000

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