democracy

It could not be a civil society without the state, and without the state could not exist a full rule of law because they are organic sides of modern civilized social life. The idea of the welfare state emerged on the basis of many social, economic and political theories. It reflects and develops the idea of good people, justice, equality, decent existence. Some of these ideas appeared in the ancient world, including: some theories of law and state; economic theories; theories of just social order and others.

The doctrine of the welfare state emerged on the basis of many social, economic and
political theories. It reflects and develops the idea of good people, justice, equality, decent
existence. Some of these ideas appeared in the ancient world, including: some theoies of law
and state; economic theories; theories of just social order and others. The existence of the
welfare state is primarily concerned with democracy, as it is believed that one of the most
important factors of its formation is the impact of the civil society.

The problem of indexing with its important role in the study of democracy is emphasized which enables formalized approach to democracy and allows evaluating efficiency of political system transformation . The methodological approaches to indexing democracy are considered. Both the author’s approaches to determining the level of democracy in the world (the Ph. Cutright Index of Political Democracy, the K. Bollen Index of Political Democracy, the K.

The concept of representative democracy as a modern category of constitutional law is analyzed. Basic features of representative democracy are studied. Criteria for the formation,functioning and control of the representative body as necessary components of representative democracy are determined.

The article is devoted to clarifying the content and essence of legality in public administration, which is important in today's conditions, because the construction of legal, democratic state that is one of the priorities of the formation and strengthening of statehood in Ukraine, related primarily to the strengthening legality and state discipline.