Democratic revolution
Encyclopedia
A democratic revolution is a political movement
or revolution
which institutes a democracy
and abolishes a non-democratic
government.
to allow for the people to have the power to have:
Political movement
A political movement is a social movement in the area of politics. A political movement may be organized around a single issue or set of issues, or around a set of shared concerns of a social group...
or revolution
Revolution
A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.Aristotle described two types of political revolution:...
which institutes a democracy
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
and abolishes a non-democratic
Non-democratic
The term non-democratic refers to forms of government, or proposed implementations of such, which are diametrically opposed to democracy."Non-democratic" may refer to:* Authoritarianism* Democratic deficit* Fascism* Monarchy* Political repression...
government.
Concepts
It involves revising a country's constitutionConstitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
to allow for the people to have the power to have:
- Government be bound to hold a referendumReferendumA referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
on an issue given a certain percentage of electorate support via petition - Government be bound to holding a vote of no confidence given a certain percentage of electorate support for a recall to election.
- Government to be held to set terms in office