WHAT IS A DEMOCRATIC STATE?

The democratic states are the ones where the citizenship has the power and because of that, there are some established ways for its participation in political life. 

THE FOUNDATIONS OF DEMOCRACY:

The democracy is formed of three important parts:

• The constitution
• The division of powers
• The national sovereignty

THE CONSTITUTION:

It is the fundamental law of  a Democratic State that develops through laws.

The Constitution guarantees:

• The national Sovereignty: The people are the only guarantee of power.
• The division of powers: To guarantee some specific rights and liberties fundamental for the human beign.
• Duties and rights of citizens: Inspired in the recognition of the universal declaration of human rights.
• Territorial organization: It establishes the type of administrative divisions.
• State form: It can be a monarchy or a republic.

THE DIVISION OF POWERS:

THE NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY:

It is a democratic state where the power resides in the citizenship and  its exercised through representatives. 

The polititians are at the service of the citizenship, their power its limited by the aw, and they cannot use it for personal interests.

The elections:

This is the way where the citizens choose the representatives in the Government.

The elections must have universal suffrage, periodicity, politic pluralism and liberty.