Democracy Quote by Jessica Tarlov

An informed citizenry is at the heart of a dynamic democracy.

— Thomas Jefferson

In a democracy, the public has a right to know not only what the government decides, but why and by what process.

— Gerald R. Ford

Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome.

— Thomas E. Mann

Politicians make decisions in favor of their interest groups or their supporters back in their hometowns.

— Tadashi Yanai

Political science has long tried to tackle a fundamental question of voter behavior: Do voters choose politicians because those politicians hold views that they…

— Kristen Soltis Anderson

Public opinion is presumptively an input to policy formation in a democracy because politicians respond to it or at least are believed to respond…

— Alan Blinder

It is the duty of governments to create a pro-voter environment that encourages participation, but it is also the responsibility of citizens to make…

— Nina Turner

The effect of a representative democracy is to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them through the medium of a chosen body…

— James Madison

In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their government, and if they are kept in the dark about what their government is doing, they…

— Peter Singer

To me, political action involves making the politician who represents us know that he either produces or he is out, and he's out one…

— Malcolm X

The government should train and direct the people in their acquisition of political knowledge and ability, thereby enabling them to exercise the powers of…

— Sun Yat-sen

Voters will decide how they want to be governed.

— Evangelos Venizelos