Democracy in Comparisons: USA & Indonesia
Democracy in Comparisons: The United States of America and The Republic of Indonesia Cindhi Cintokowati Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia INTRODUCTION Democracy literally means government by people. It is defined as a political system in which citizens enjoy a number of basic civil and political rights, and in which their most important political leaders are elected in free and fair elections and are accountable under a rule of law [1] . At 1863, Abraham Lincoln described democracy as a government of the people, by the people, and for the people in his speech. Democracy expects people to actively participate in political activity or public policy-making process. In ancient Greece society, people were able to directly participate in decision making process and made consensus since they were formed in small community. Nevertheless, the complexity of modern society makes those practices difficult to be implemented. Therefore, represent