which of the case study countries the most democratic

Which of the case study countries the most democratic (2006

INTRODUCTION

Democratic system of government is considered in cotemporary political world as the most ideal form of governance . Though , the tradition of democracy dates back to the ancient Greek universal form of democracy where all stakeholders and matured people of age gather in the city square to deliberate and contribute to issues of national interest , the vast and complex nature of contemporary political arena has buttress the need for an indirect representation of the masses interest . Here through the sovereignty of

the people , some elected representatives are given the legitimate authority to reign over the affair of the state

Democracy can be defined as a system of government which expresses and respect human rights and individual liberty as enshrined in the constitution . Also , the sovereignty lies with the people . No wonder Abraham Lincoln defined it as the government for the people , by the people and from the people . Democracy entails the `social contract reached by the people and the state , where the `social will ' of the individual masses are contracted for the `general will ' of the state whereby they would be protected by the state in return of their political obligation to the state

Modern form of political democracy is traceable to the American colonies . According to Louck (1926 :1 , A century and a half ago political democracy , in its modern sense , had its beginning in the American colonies . Its foundations were laid down in our Declaration of Independence of Great Britain , adopted by the continental Congress on July 4 , 1776 . The signers of the immortal document gave their sanction to a series of fundamental principles of human liberty and government and to a specific enumeration of inalienable rights of personal and civil liberty , which marked a new era in the welfare and advancement of mankind

This write up would tend to draw out the pros and cons of France , Spain Zambia , Egypt , USA and Nigeria democracies . Also , the most democratic of these countries would be stated and reasons to back this up would be buttressed

PROS AND CONS OF NIGERIAN DEMOCRACY

Nigeria since her independence from the British colonial regime in 1st October , 1960 , the country had witnessed several series of military coup de 'tres and counter coups . The military regimes had greatly recorded a high degree of human right abuses , and de-facto governments that lack the legitimacy from the Nigerian people . Hence , legitimacy crises and disregards for constitutional doctrines was the of the day in the 30 years reign of military regimes . The present democratic regime in Nigeria took off in May 29th , 1999 , and it is still in its nascent state and the process of its consolidation (Dibie , 2000

The good sides of the Nigerian democratic system include the following

There is the system of majority rule whereby the electoral candidates with the majority of votes , in disregard to plurality , wins and occupy the political position

Nigerian democracy has an equal representation of the diverse constituencies...