This black & white educational film is about the process of Democracy. The copyright is 1945.

Opening titles: DEMOCRACY, An Erpi Classroom Film. From Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc. (:06-:14). A man speaks to a group of people as Democracy is explained. State Constitution booklet. A man works at his desk. He then speaks to the viewer about Democracy. Signs of Democracy: Shared Respect and Shared Power. Shared Respect is explained. People talk at a meeting. A female doctor and a little girl. Garbage men at work. A railroad on the rails. Exterior of a high school. Different churches and places of worship. Shared Power is explained. A man puts up a sign: Traffic Lights Bond Issue Vote Today. Bond election ballots. A police officer blows his whistle. People go to vote (:15-3:45). People vote in an enclosed booth.Different types of office holders (farmers, factory workers, etc.). An office holder speaks. A party system: Administration Party vs Opposition Party. Conditions for Democracy: Economic Balance and Enlightenment. Economic Balance is explained. Picture of Aristotle. Independent farms are shown. Middle income groups and their effect is explained (3:46-6:52). Enlightenment is explained. Exterior of a high school. A teacher teaches a class. A student reads a newspaper. Newspaper checks: Balanced presentation, disclosure of source, and competence of staff are all key to good news from a newspaper. Students in class. A news story is checked to make sure all of these checks are accurate. An editor checks a newspaper headline, he calls the publisher. A large community and a smaller one. Images of two hands shaking one another, a hand voting on a sheet, a scale, a torch (6:53-9:20). Scales of justice. A torch. A teacher teaching. Two men smile at one another. Bond Election ballot. Democracy on the screen as the earth turns(9:21-10:15). End credits (10:16-10:18).

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