What does democracy mean ? How does it vary from country to country ?

Democracy means to rule by the people The name is used for different forms of government, where the people can take part in the decisions that affect the way their community is run. To become a stable democracy, a state usually undergoes a process of democratic consolidation.

Explanation:

it is the government of the people for the people and by the people

true. the definition explains it: a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. this is a dictionary definition that i have looked up in a dictionary.

not exaxtly

explanation: it depends on the situation like if u do something good there will be good consequences which arent punishments but if you do somthing bad there will be bad consequences which are punishements.