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Abstract: In the 21st Century, many of the world's countries are democratic in various degrees, and it is the most prevalent form of government in western countries. Either it by democratic system in general or by parliamentary democracy in particular, it has important economic and political consequences. It means "the power of the People", but it does not always mean the same. It influences every aspect of our lives, and share several common features, such as equal right to vote, basic human rights, separation of powers between the institutions of the state, freedom of opinion, speech, press, and religious liberty. However, there are variants to each democratic system. The question arises whether or not a country can change its government system and what can be the implications of such a change? It is possible to assume that a country may decide that its system is not compatible due to internal influences and/or external influences, and create a change. Thus, the paper explores and examines the different forms of democracy and whether it is possible to change between systems of government and what are the implications.
Keywords: Representative Democracy, Presidential Democracy, Parliamentary Democracy.
Introduction
"Government of the people, by the people, for the people", this was the definition of democracy ascribed by U.S. president Abraham Lincoln1, and in the global world of the 21st Century it seems that most of the people want democracy. Indeed, currently many of the world's countries are democratic in various degrees, and many countries worldwide have embraced democratic system of government2.
A country's form of government has important economic and political consequences and it influences every aspect of the lives of its citizens, both directly and indirectly. Today, democracy is the most prevalent form of government in western countries. In its origin, it is a Greek word, a composite of demos and kratos, which means "the rule of the people."3
There are many forms of democratic systems of government. For example, one can mention direct democracy, guided democracy, liberal democracy, representative democracy4 - all are form of democratic rule. The form of government can vary, but democratic government share some common features, that enable them to be labelled democratic. For example, they all rely on democratic ideology, which is centered...