... the electorate. In many democracies, such as the United States, both the executive head of government and the legislature are elected. In typical constitutional monarchies such as Great Britain and Norway, only the legislators are elected, and from their ranks a cabinet and a prime minister are chosen. Although often used interchangeably, the terms democracy and republic are not synonymous. Both systems delegate ... long, peasants clad in white tunics have come to the village to vote for a representative to Parliament. Most of the peasants can neither read nor write, but that does not m...

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