Foundational Democratic Principles

Democratic government rests on several foundational principles: popular sovereignty, the idea that governing authority ultimately comes from the people; political equality, the idea that each citizen's vote should carry equal formal weight; and majority rule with minority rights, the idea that decisions are generally made by majority vote, but that a majority cannot use that power to strip a minority of its fundamental rights. These principles describe democracy's own stated ideals; how fully and consistently any specific democracy actually lives up to them in practice is a separate, ongoing question.

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