What is required in a society for Democracy to work?

A Knowledgeable and informed public

Explanation:

without an informed public. the public cannot vote for what is best for them, their communities and the nation as a whole. It does not matter if we are a democracy if people choose to be blissfully ignorant and say "im not into politics". Regardless of political beliefs, everyone should be well informed and able to carryon polite discourse to exchange ideas and thoughts freely without reprise.

slavery, abortion, donald trump, gay marriage, racial rights, immigration  

explanation:

anything that has been broth up to the supreme court is something of grate political divide   so just look as court cases

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts