Democratic government is a legitimate government. It is said to be the people's Government where people elect their own representatives by whom the wish to be ruled.
The three characteristics of democracy are :-
1. Reduction of inequality and poverty - Democracies are composed of political equality where every individual has equal rights to vote and elect their own representatives. As seen, there are fewer number of people who fall below the poverty line. Therefore these poverty stricken form a minority community and a vote bank for the political parties. So the parties try to work for these people to get their votes resulting to reduction of poverty as well.
2. Fundamental rights and duties - Each and every individual has enjoys equal fundamental rights including right to speech, right to vote, right to information and so on. With rights, there also comes duties such as respecting the national flag, anthem and so on.
3. Rule of law - There is equality before law. Each and every citizen is equal by law and has to abide by them irrespective of caste, colour, creed, race,, economic background and so on.
Democracy in some ways has benefited a number of countries and gained their support whereas some countries still are not too convinced by the idea of democracy.