What is the basic idea behind democracy

The basic idea behind democracy is the concept of equality. All human beings are equal in a fundamental sense. They have enough reason to determine who will rules over them. It denotes participation and responsibility of governance.

Explanation:

the earthquake in haiti was a magnitude of 7.0 according to the u.s geological survey yet the smaller earthquake in haiti killed more than 200,000 and left more than 1.2 million people homeless. the chile earthquake was a magnitude of 8.8 and 500 times more stronger but chile's earthquake only injured 712 people.