Constitutional Democracy is based on a written constitution or a supreme law that serves to guide legislators and the laws they create. Written constitutions provide a guarantee to the citizens that the government is required to act in a certain way and uphold certain rights. The Constitution clearly democrats the powers and functions of the three organs of the government. For example, the USA and India.

The government works at different levels:
(i) National level: Its decision making covers theentire country.
(ii) State level: It covers an entire state like Haryana or Assam, etc. A state government governs its own state. It does not interfere with the administration of other states.
(iii) Local level: At the local level, this form of a government covers a village, town or locality. It is named as Gram Panchayat or Municipality or Municipal Council.

The Supreme Court of India is the highest court of India. The Court comprises of the Chief Justice and not more than 30 other judges. The Supreme Court of independent India was established on 26 January 1950, the day when India became a Republic.

Lok Adalat means people's court which is set-up for the establishment of speedy and economical justice to the poor. It prevents delay in justice. The system of Lok Adalat is an improvement in the Indian judicial system and is based upon the principles of Mahatma Gandhi.

The division of power between the Central, State and the Local governments is called decentralisation of power. The basic idea of decentralisation is that at the local level, the people are able to directly participate in the decision-making process of the government.

The Parliament of India is the supreme law-making institution. The word 'Parliament' is derived from the French word 'Parliament', meaning 'to speak'. Every Parliament consists of Houses, either one or two. The Indian Parliament consists of two Houses, namely, the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.

Laws are a system of rules and guidelines enforced in a country. They are necessary for smooth functioning and a orderly life. Laws are important to ensure equality and fairness in society. To implement and enforce laws, there are many institutions such as administration, police and judiciary.

In a unitary form of government, the central government gives power to the states, provinces or other lower levels of government. In a federal form of government, division of powers between the national and the lower levels of government is laid down by the Constitution.

For a successful democracy, the citizens should be educated and vigilant enough to know about their duties and rights. They should know how the government policies affect them. In order to elect the right representatives of the government. Everybody should get chance to cast his/her vote judiciously.

Differences between the democratic and monarchical form of government are as follows:

Representative democracy means people participate indirectly in the decision-making process. They choose their representatives through an election process. These representatives meet and make decisions for the entire population.

The movement for women's voting rights was called the suffrage movement. It accomplished the right to vote for women all over the world.

The two essential features of a democratic government are:
(i) People's participation in decision-making through their representatives.
(ii) Government is answerable to the people.

Yes, it is important for the people to be involved in decisions that affect them because:
(i) The people are affected by price rise if the prices of essential commodities are raised.
(ii) If government decides to change the dwelling units into commercial area, then the people living there should be informed about the demolitions in advance.

The power to take decisions and make laws depends on the form or type of government are:
(i) In democracy, it is the people who give this power to the government through the process of elections.
(ii) In monarchy, the King or the Queen has the power to make decisions and enforce laws. The monarch may have a small group to discuss matters but the final decision lies with the monarch.