What is Democracy?
What Is
Democracy?

CONTENTS

Introduction
Defining Democracy
Rights
The Rule of Law
Elections
The Culture of Democracy
Democratic Government
Politics, Economics, and Pluralism



Editor: Howard Cincotta
Internet Editor/Designer: Barbara Morgan
Illustrations: Robert Banks
Photos: Scheré Johnson


The staff is indebted to the following individuals and organizations, whose advice and papers were instrumental in organizing and shaping many of the ideas presented in the text:

Eric Chenoweth
John P. Crisp, Jr.
Matthew Gandal
Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Andrew Forsaith
John O. Frank
Diane Ravitch
Theodore Rebarber
Educational Excellence Network
American Federation of Teachers' Education for Democracy/International


Publications