Read this passage: a democratic government includes a national legislature and an independent executive branch. after years of conflict bordering on civil war, leaders agreed that the legislature and executive branch must always be controlled by different political parties. this arrangement ensures that both major parties in the country always have some degree of political power. which principle of democracy does the government described in the passage most directly represent? a. respecting the equality of all citizens b. demanding individual freedoms c. recognizing the worth and dignity of the individual d. valuing the need to compromise