SS1 Second Term Civic Education Lesson Note – Representative Democracy

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WEEK 2

TOPIC: REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY

CONTENT:  

• Representative Democracy
• Characteristics of Representative Democracy
• Ways by which the practice of democracy can contribute to national development

Meaning of Democracy

The term ‘democracy’ comes from the Greek word d’emokratia ‘meaning rule of the people’ which was coined from demos meaning people and kratos meaning authority or power.

Democracy originated from Greek city states. However, Abraham Lincoln the late American President defined democracy ‘as the government of the people, by the people and for the people’.

SUB-TOPIC 1: MEANING OF REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY.

Representative democracy is a form of government that is founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy. In order words, it is a type of democracy in which the citizens delegate authority to elected representatives. It is also government formed by the majority of the people. It is a form of government that allows the will of the people to prevail, because the majority of the people will take decisions concerning what the country will do or not. That means, the majority will always have their way while the minority will have a say in any democratic government.

EVALUATION:

1. Explain the meaning of democracy.
2. Mention the two Greek words from which the term “democracy” is derived and the meaning of the words.

Sub-Topic 2: CHARACTERISTICS OF REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY

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