Multiple choice

Which is a government of the people, by the people and for the people?

  1. Monarchy

  2. Bureaucracy

  3. Oligarchy

  4. Democracy
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Abraham Lincoln's famous definition describes democracy - a system where people are the source of power (of the people), exercise that power (by the people), and benefit from it (for the people). Monarchy, bureaucracy, and oligarchy concentrate power in few hands.

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