A democratic government is people’s own government elected by the people. People all over the world wish to be ruled by representatives elected by them. Various surveys conducted by various agencies show that most of the people favor democracy as the government. Democracy provides people the option to choose their own rulers.
Following features of a democratic government make it a legitimate government.
(i) The laws are applicable to all the citizen whether rich or poor.
(ii) In a democracy there is a political equality i.e. every vote counts equally.
(iii) People have the right to challenge the government policies and actions. If the people are not satisfied with the working of the government they have the right to change it.
