Which statement best defines Democracy?

• A. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
• B. Immigration
• C. Pull factors
• D. Push factors

Answer: (A)

Democracy is about rule by the people and citizen participation in governance. It means the ultimate authority rests with voters who can choose representatives to govern on their behalf, with accountability to the people and within the rule of law. The statement describes power residing in citizens and the use of elections to select those who represent them, which is the core idea of democracy in most classroom contexts. The other terms relate to migration—immigration and the ideas of pull or push factors—which have nothing to do with how a government is formed or how power is exercised, so they don’t define democracy.