Who gives the power to the government to take decisions and implement laws? The answer to this question depends on what type of government is in that particular country. In democracy, Supreme power is vested in the people and is exercised directly by them or by their elected agents.They elect their leaders by casting a vote. The elected leaders and representatives form the government. In a democracy, the government has to give clarifications and provide reasons for the decisions undertaken. The other form of government is the Monarchy’. In this type of government, the power to take decisions and run administration is in the hands of the king or queen. King discusses the matters with his group of advisors but the power to take the final decision lies with the King or Queen only.The most important characteristic of democracy is that the sole power /power to rule is not in the hands of one person or a group of people. Every citizen is a member inthe decision making process. People themselves are the creators of their destiny.The word for democracy in Gujarati is ‘Lokshahi’. Democratic government is for the people. It means the welfare of the people is the main aim of the government. Democracy is run by people as the representatives elected by the people run theadministration.Your school must have been organizing elections for school Panchayat; similarly yourclass monitor also must have been elected. At times it happens that the monitor is not elected but selected directly. As a result, others who wanted to be the monitor feel discontented and express their disapproval.Like it is done in the School Panchayat, representatives are elected in a democratic government too. The leader of the party that wins the majority of seats becomes the Prime Minister and he selects members from the group of elected representatives to form the Council of Ministers. These ministers are assigned various departments and duties.
