On the one hand, Kant argued from the moral perspective (Sa-rensen, 1993: 91). Sa-rensen (1993: 91) suggests that democratic countries have similar morals and understandings of how to legitimate power. These understandings result from the scholarship of liberalism and the definition of democracy (Sa-rensen, 1993: 91).
The main idea of liberalism is "the freedom of the individual"(Smith et al, 2008: 50). According to Baylis & Smith (2005:186), Smith et al (2008:50) and Sa-rensen (1993:50) liberalism means the equality of all citizens, the freedom of press, speech and worship. Additionally, it stands for the protection of the private property and that the economy should be led by the market with no regulations (Baylis & Smith, 2005: 186). Finally, liberalists demand that the people rule the power of the state (Baylis, et al. 2005: 186). The last point mentioned connects the idea of liberalism with democracy. That means that democracy is a part as well as a requirement for liberalism.
Democracy means the rule of the people (Sa-rensen, 1993: 3). This derivation can be made because the term is a combination of the Greek words demos, which has the meaning "people " and kratos, which stands for "rule " (Sa-rensen, 1993: 3). However, although this is the most significant characteristic of democracy, there are other important features. The research has shown, that a single definition does not exist. Nevertheless, a summary of the most common features of democracy can be found in Sa-rensen (1993: 13). There democracy is described with competition, political participation and civil and political liberties (Sa-rensen, 1993: 13). Competition signifies that groups, especially political parties, and individuals are content with the positions of governmental power without the use of any force. The second point stands for fair elections on a regular basis under the condition that no "major (adult) social group"" (Sa-rensen, 1993: 3) is left out.
