Periodic major election authorities.
Universal suffrage, which guarantees every citizen to participate in the formation of representative institutions.
Equality of rights of citizens to participate in government, so that every citizen has the right not only to vote but also to be elected to any public office.
A decision by a majority of the votes cast and the subjugation of minority majority.
Control of the representative bodies of the activities of the executive.
Accountability of elected their constituents [12, p. 239]. Main ways (forms) of democracy.on how the way people exercise the right to rule there are three main ways of democracy.democracy - all people have the right to vote directly decides and monitors their implementation. This form of democracy is most characteristic of the early forms of democracy, such as tribal communities. Direct democracy existed in ancient times in Athens. Thus, the main government institutions are the national assembly who make decisions and often can arrange their immediate execution. This kind of democracy existed in ancient Rome, the medieval Novgorod, Florence and other cities-republics.democracy - the people making decisions only in certain cases, such as during a referendum on any issue.democracy - the people elect their representatives, and they manage on behalf of the government or some authority. Representative democracy is the most common form of democracy. Disadvantages of representative democracy are that the people's representatives, having authority, not always fulfill the will of those they represent.distinguish between these types of democratic regime as democratic-liberal, democratic-conservative and radical democratic. Proponents of the liberal regime too lenient, a radical - for drastic changes, conservative - the defenders of the old adversaries changes [6, c. 215]. br/>
2.3 Signs of mixed forms of political regime
are also mixed forms of political regime.and democratic regime (soft authoritarianism) is characterized primarily by a strong presidential government, where the president has the right to form the government, dissolve parliament, shift heads of local state administrations to eliminate the government system, have an advantage over the legislature in shaping the judiciary. However, this option saves all democratic institutions: parliament, the electoral and party system, opposition, local authorities, judicial protection of human rights. Such a regime existed in France at the time of de Gaulle, and exists in many Latin American countries and some CIS countries.democratic (ohlokratychnyy) mode provides ample prerogatives of representative government and local governments over the executive, and the widespread use of direct democracy . For anarchic-democratic regim...