CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING DEMOCRACY ??

This is one of the Islamic religious lessons that I learned in school smkn1 Pinrang, I apologize in advance if there are words that are wrong in this writing

CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING DEMOCRACY
1. Culture of Democracy, is a mindset, an attitude patterns, and pattern of the citizens in line with the values ​​of liberty, equality and brotherhood between people who cored cooperation, mutual trust, respect for diversity, tolerance, kesamaderajatan, and compromise.

2. International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), democracy is
a form of government in which the right to make political decisions organized by wn through which representatives elected by them and responsible to them through an election process that is free.

3. Abraham Lincoln, democracy is government of the people, by the people and for the people.

4. Giovanni Sartori, regarded democracy as a system in which no one can choose himself, no one can invest him with authority, and not also to seize power from the other by means unlimited and unconditional.

5. Encyclopedia of Popular Politics of Development Pancasila, democracy is a pattern of government in which the power to govern comes from those who are governed.

   Cultural elements of democracy are:
1. Freedom, is the freedom to make choices for a wide selection bermamfaat or doing something for the common good above their own will without any pressure from any side. Not freedom to do things without limits. Freedom must be used untukhal the bermamfaat to society, by not breaking the rules.

2. Equation, is that God created human beings with the same dignity. In the human society has an equal footing before the law, politics, develop their personality, the same right to occupy public office.

3. Solidarity, is a willingness to consider the interests and cooperate with others. Solidarity as an adhesive for supporters of democracy in order not to fall into the splits.

4. Tolerance, tolerance is an attitude or trait. Tolerance means tolerating attitude (respect, let, allow) establishment (ideas, opinions, beliefs, habits, behavior, etc.) as opposed to or different from the establishment itself.

5. Respect Honesty, openness is to state the truth, so that the relationship between the party goes well and does not cause the seeds konplik future.

6. Respect reasoning, an explanation of why a person has a particular view, to defend certain actions, and demands the same from others. Habits memberipenalaran will raise awareness that there are banyakalternatif source of information and there are many ways to achieve the goal.

7. Civilization, is the height of the level of intelligence or kindness born inner character. Of civilized behavior is behavior that reflect respect for and consider the presence of other parties as reflected in the manners and civilized.
Democratic principles in general include:
a. The power of the state is vested in the people or the sovereignty is in the hands of the people.b. Each person is free to speak, their opinions, different opinions, and there is no compulsion.
Democratic principles of Pancasila are:
a. Sovereignty in the hands of the peopleb. Recognition and protection of human rightsc. Hukuk the rule (constitution)d. Independent judiciary and impartiale. Decision-making on consensusf. The existence plitik parties and socio-political organizationg. Demkratis elections.

Sorry if there are mistakes meaning and expression.