A doze in the coach is the flower of dozes, when you are alone. Then he wakened out of his doze, and began questioning me who the gentlemen were. And so, after a while, exhausted from her efforts, she fell into a doze. Pardon my appearance, but I was startled out of a doze when you knocked.
Yet the theory of modern democracy was not formulated until the Age of Enlightment (17th/18th centuries), when philosophers defined the essential elements of democracy: separation of powers, basic civil rights / human rights, religious liberty and separation of church and state.
Educational Videos, Lessons and Games for K-12 School Kids. Democracy is a type of government in which the people of a country hold the power to rule by electing representatives. In modern democracies, the legislature, composed of people's representatives, is elected by popular suffrage. The executive head of government is either directly elected by the people, or chosen by the legislature according to the country's legal procedures. Certain social liberties such as freedom of speech and political expression, and a free press are essential precursors to democracy.