Is Democracy an effective form of government?

I strongly believe that democracy is the best available form of government, as making rule by the people the most efficient form of government possible. Democracy brings with it a greater perspective than most governments. In a dictatorship or any other type of government based on rule by one or several people, the view of the state is limited. There may be very specific problems, such as a particular flaw in the economy, that would be unnoticed by the ruler(s) of such a government, but observed by at least some of the citizens suffering under the problem. Citizens of a nation are powerless to change their position in a nondemocratic government. With the greater insight granted by democracy, such problems can be solved by representatives of those affected by such a problem. If a certain law is required for a specific locale, perhaps a city, this would go unaddressed in a non-democratic government, because a ruler (or small group of rulers) who control an entire nation would be unable to micromanage every individual city that the government reigns over. Another point in favor of democracy is the depth of corruption of power. In dictatorship, since the more power that is given to a single person, the more chances and more potent the results of their corruption will be. If a monarch happens to become a corrupt leader, not serving the needs of his/her people, the massive power granted to this one person will cause extreme recession, unrest or war. However, if one person of a democratic government is corrupted, the system endures, continuing to grant the needs of the people. A democracy is bound by definition to support the needs of the people. A monarch can pass whatever rules and laws s/he desires, even if they directly contradict the will of every citizen under the ruler. However, in a democracy, if a law or rule is approved by over half of the government, and thereby put into action, it clearly does not oppose over half of the people of the nation, because the rule is of the will of the people.

The United States, based on democratic ideals, has grown in a very short period of time to become the most powerful nation in the world. For many years, the face of Europe has been wrought with war, and the nations constantly vied for control and power. By observation, it seems also that democracy is a stable government. Russia has passed through more diverse types of government in the past century than any other nation I know of. Russia emerged, and converted to a form of
democracy. Democracy does not necessarily fit my definition of ideal government, it is the best possible government that we as humans can establish. All governments have their appealing advantages, and all governments have rather unappealing flaws, but Democracy is the best possible system of

government available to humanity.

As Winston Churchill once said, Many forms of government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the best form of government, except for all the other forms that have been tried."