Is monarchy more or less effective than democracy?

Question: Is monarchy more or less effective than democracy?

A: Democracy is more effective than monarchy in some respects, while monarchy may be more effective in other certain situations. In a country or nation where people have the freedom of religion, the freedom of speech, and the freedom to be who you, yourself, want to be, a person will want to live there because of the freedoms that they are receiving. Monarchy can be a more effective alternative to democracy if a person prefers one person ruling over a country or other place. Democracy is a more effective alternative because the person as an individual has more of a choice in their own government and has a better chance of their voice being heard. Democracy is more effective for most people because of the religious, speech, and other freedoms that they are able to have. The people were also able to have the right to vote, which put even more power from the government into the person’s hands. Democracy gave people a lot of power and gave the people a voice in the government.

Monarchy is defined as, “supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person,” and, “a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.” These definitions are basically saying that monarchy is power over a country or other place that is held by one person and one person alone. A person that leads the monarchy is called a monarch. Monarchy was a very common form of government in the Ancient times and Medieval times. There is not one single definition for monarchy. Some monarchies were run by families. Other countries were ruled by elective monarchies. Forty-four nations in the world have monarchs as the heads of state and sixteen of them recognize Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state. Britain is an example of a monarchy, along with Belgium, Denmark, Japan, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Sweden. Monarchies have existed and thrived throughout the ages of the world, but is slowly disappearing from the earth. Most of these countries and nations have become republics.

Democracy is defined as, “government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system,” and, “the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power.” The simplest definition of democracy is, “equality and freedom.” It is about people being equal with the law and before the law. Democracy is also about people having equal access to the law. These definitions are basically saying that democracy is power that is run by the people of a certain country or place. The word democracy stems from the Greek word “dēmokratía,” meaning “rule of the people.” Dēmokratía comes from the two Greek words, “dêmos,” meaning “people” and “krátos” meaning “power.” Democracy started in the government in Ancient Greece. This was around 508 B.C.E. Other cultures and nations, such as Ancient Rome, Europe, North America, and South America, significantly contributed to the rise of democracy and the evolution of democracy. The concept of representative democracy began during the European Middle Ages and the American and French Revolutions. It is called “the last form of government.” It has also spread across the globe very rapidly. There are several varieties of democracy. Some types of democracy provide better representation and more freedoms than other types of democracy.

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