What is the difference between the terms democracy and autocracy?

Democracy

• A system of government in which the supreme power is distributed among a sovereign and a parliament.
• The people have the right to participate in the decision-making process through voting or other means.
• The government is accountable to the people through regular elections.

Autocracy

• A system of government in which a single person or a small group of people have complete control of the government.
• The people have little or no say in the decision-making process.
• The government is not accountable to the people.