How is a democracy accountable and responsive to the needs and expectations of the citizens? Analyse.

(i) Democracy gives chance to citizens to participate in decision-making

(ii) Democracy ensures that decision-making is based on norms and procedures.

(iii) In democracy citizens have the right and means to examine the process of decision-making.

(iv) Democracy is an accountable, responsive and legitimate government

( v) Democracy ensuresregular, free and fair elections

(vi) Democracy can address socio economic and political problems. .(vii) Democracy ensure that people will have the right to chose their rulers

(viii) Democratic governments are based on the idea of deliberation and negotiation