<Tr> <Td> Countries where constitutional provisions for government have been suspended (e.g. military dictatorships) </Td> <Td> Countries which do not fit any of the above systems </Td> </Tr> <P> The following kinds of democracy are not exclusive of one another: many specify details of aspects that are independent of one another and can co-exist in a single system . </P> <P> Several variants of democracy exist, but there are two basic forms, both of which concern how the whole body of all eligible citizens executes its will . One form of democracy is direct democracy, in which all eligible citizens have active participation in the political decision making, for example voting on policy initiatives directly . In most modern democracies, the whole body of eligible citizens remain the sovereign power but political power is exercised indirectly through elected representatives; this is called a representative democracy . </P> <P> Direct democracy is a political system where the citizens participate in the decision - making personally, contrary to relying on intermediaries or representatives . The use of a lot system, a characteristic of Athenian democracy, is unique to direct democracies . In this system, important governmental and administrative tasks are performed by citizens picked from a lottery . A direct democracy gives the voting population the power to: </P>

What is the most common form of democratic government