Original sentence: "Majority rule" is a characteristic feature of democracy, though many democratic systems do not adhere to this strictly—representative democracy is more common than direct democracy, and minority rights are often protected from what is sometimes called "the tyranny of the majority".Another common feature of democracy as currently understood and practiced is competitive elections.Competitive elections are usually seen to require freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and some degree of rule of law
Edited sentence: Another common feature in many varieties of democracy as currently understood and practiced is competitive elections.But to have democratic elections, they must be fair both substantively and procedurally, in addition to that some human rights are required for the proper function of the system, such as freedom of political expression, freedom of speech, freedom of the press.However, in any of these varieties if they are not restricted by a system of checks and balances, such as separation of powers, then a branch of the system of rule is likely to accumulate power in a way that is harmful to democracy itself; if that happens, then democracy easily deteriorates and becomes something else, such as oligarchy (rule of few).The "majority rule" is often described as a characteristic feature of representative democracy, though other democratic systems do not adhere to this strictly, such as direct democracy, but without being checked and balanced it is likely that the rights of a minority to be abused by the "tyranny of the majority".There are several varieties of democracy, some of them are more democratic than others.This need of a system of check and balances can be seen in the following examples