Ace the Aussie Year 10 Civics Challenge 2026 – Become a Future Leader Today!

Democracy is when power to govern comes from the people who vote to choose leaders. In a democracy, citizens participate in elections to select representatives or leaders who run the government, and those in power are accountable to the people. This contrasts with monarchy, where power is held by a king or queen; autocracy, where one person holds all the power; and oligarchy, where a small group makes decisions. In many democracies, including Australia, people elect members of parliament who form the government, and laws are made by those elected representatives.