Instructor Part A Democracy Is A Form Of Govern

NameInstructor CourseDate Part ADemocracy is a form of government where the people have a say in the direction of the government. The system was practiced in the Greek and Roman empires. However, it was not until the independence of the United States that democracy was properly defined. Democracy has three fundamental characteristics; competitive elections where the people elect their political representatives, respect for human rights and the rule of law (Schumpeter 1). Human rights are defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Democracy is the most common form of government. Examples of countries with mature democracy are the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.Transitional government also referred to as an interim or provisional government is a form of government created when the country is undergoing change between one form of leadership to another. The transitional government is temporary in nature. Transitional governments are created to avoid power vacuum during a change. For example, when the United States removed Dictator Saddam Hussein from the leadership of Iraq, the US created a transitional government known as the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) to oversee the creation of a constitution and an election of a democratically elected leader (Ismael and Jacqueline 1).