Democracy has become the most widespread political form of government in the last decade, after the fall of all its alternatives. During the second part of the 20th century, the three main enemies of democracy, namely communism, fascism and Nazism, lost much of their power and influence. However, democracy is still only present in less than half of the world's countries. China, which has a fifth of the total population, "has never had a democratic government" and Russia does not yet have a well-established democracy. Adopting a democratic perspective, 3 types of governments emerge, non-democratic, new democracies and old democracies, and they all have a different challenge to overcome: becoming democratic, "consolidating" existing democracy or "deepening" it. Democracy, however, is not a new concept. Although put into practice only two centuries ago, the idea of ​​government by the people is much older, having been discussed and partly implemented in both ancient Greece and ancient Rome. Shrouded in mystery, the invention of the concept cannot be traced back to a certain period in the past, because, for example, current historians have failed to adequately analyze the form of "government" of primitive nomadic tribes, existing before history documented. Favorable conditions for the development of some kind of democracy reappeared around 500 BC in Europe, on the Mediterranean coast and later in the north. In 507 BC Athens, the most important city-state on the Greek peninsula, "adopted a system of popular government" (Dahl: 1998: 11), which lasted until the Macedonian invasion two centuries later. The term democracy has its roots in the Greek language and means government (kratos) of the people...... middle of paper......the assemblies in which representatives were elected were the foundations of modern democracy. Although many democracy-related criteria had been met, some key questions were still missing. The differences between the different social classes, rich-poor, men-women, free slaves, continued to exist. Secondly, parliament initially had insignificant power compared to the monarch. Third, the representatives were elected by only 5% of the population, which made them unrepresentative to the people. Finally, the lack of opposition, the Crown's interference in elections and the like, limited freedom of speech conclude the argument that democracy has not yet been fully implemented. Democracy is “a little risky,” and only by understanding what democracy is and what it needs can actions be taken to preserve it and even change it for the better.