When | What | How it works |
| Circa 5th Century BC | Greek democracy | All citizens in town get to vote. The elected representatives make decisions for the town. More than half of the people in town aren't allowed to be citizens. |
| 20th Century | South African democracy | All White South African adults are allowed to be citizens and to vote. The elected government makes decisions for all the colours of people in the country. |
| 20th Century | Chinese democracy | The government gives the people the options (A, A or A), then all colours of adults in China get to vote. The elected government makes decisions for all the people in the country. |
| 21st Century | Zimbabwean democracy | The people themselves determine the options (A, B or C) before voting. All Zimbabwean adults get to vote, then the results are thrown away, and the people who created the other options go to jail and get flogged. |
| 21st Century | World democracy | All American adults vote, then the votes are thrown away and an elite club re-votes. The elected president then makes decisions for the entire world. |