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Democracy (from Ancient Greek: δημοκρατία, romanized: dēmokratía, dêmos 'people' and krátos 'rule') is a form of government in which political power is

escalator. The Perisphere housed a diorama by Henry Dreyfuss called Democracity which, in keeping with the fair's theme "The World of Tomorrow", depicted

have argued that government neutrality to religions leads to a "flawed democrac[y]" or even a "pluralistic theocracy" as the government cannot be neutral

the slaves of our own desires," and compares Britain and America to 'Democracity', an exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair created by Edward Bernays

have argued that government neutrality to religions leads to a "flawed democrac[y]" or even a "pluralistic theocracy" as the government cannot be neutral

New York World's Fair, Still composed Song of a City for the exhibit "Democracity," which played continuously during the fair's run. Despite writing music

archive.org/web/20050622085518/http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/51.htm Gilpin, p. 200; Knutsen, pp. 6–7; Tammem, pp. 51–52; Rasler & Thompson

Midwestern family, the Middletons, taking in the fair. The Perisphere's Democracity exhibition envisioned middle-class "Pleasantvilles" arranged around a

Central Hudson locomotive for the 20th Century Limited (1938) Popular Democracity model city of the future at the 1939 New York World's Fair at the Trylon

that played on a continuous loop in the Perisphere exhibit, called "Democracity" which imagined a modern city of tomorrow. He was not allowed to enter