Hi,

I like your approach, but what is meant by Strong Army? The military is the need of any country. But if they are strong (like in Pakistan or many South American countries), won't they like to govern? Won't they stage a coup-de-etat? All the points that you have described are indeed the markers to judge a democracy. But, I believe, the real democracy is the one in which the ultimate power resides with the public. It is a system in which people have the final say in any matter of the government. "govt of the people, by the people, for the people."
Once we have this power, all other organs of state (executive, judiciary, legislature) will be held accountable to the people. so, they will act in their own sphere of powers which would be sanctioned by the people.

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