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Question
Discuss with your partner and choose the correct alternative.
A system where the government is elected and ruled by people is called - ________________.
Options
Bureaucracy
Aristocracy
Democracy
Autocracy
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Solution
A system where the government is elected and ruled by people is called - Democracy.
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