✅ Plain-language lesson

Real democracy means:

• Citizens have power.

• Government serves the public.

• People understand how decisions are made.

• Representation reflects the community.

Democracy is not just voting every three years.
It requires transparency, participation, accountability, and equal access to power.

Australia has democratic institutions, but many people feel shut out.
When citizens are excluded, democracy becomes a ceremony — not a system of shared power.

✅ Discussion question

Does voting alone make a country democratic?

✅ PDF – Module 1 Handout

• What Is Democracy? (Simple Facts)