Read the Un-Amended Constitution of the United States.

1. Only white male landowners can vote

2. Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person for the purpose of apportioning the number of Representatives for each state.

3. Senators were selected by state legislators.

4. There was no Bill of Rights, which is the only part of the Constitution that limits the power the government can exercise over the people.

Also, various laws made it clear that women were considered a man's property.

And finally, which form of democracy are you asking about?

Agonistic Pluralism

Anticipatory

Athenian

Bioregional

Christian

Consensus

Constitutional

Defensive

Deliberative

Demarchy

Democratic dictatorship

Direct

Dominant-party system

Economic

E-democracy

Emergent

Grassroots

Illiberal

Interactive

Intra-Party

Islamic

Jacksonian

Jeffersonian

Liberal

Market

Messianic

Multiparty.

Non-partisan

Parliamentary

Participatory

Radical

Religious

Representative

Republican

Social

Sociocracy

Sortition

Soviet

Totalitarian

Westminster

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The United States is not a Democracy! it a representative Republic. The Constitution may not have been perfect from the start but the founding Fathers knew adjustments would be needed and made provisions for just that. As for Senators, in the beginning they represented the State! not the people. Is freedom inherent to Democracy? maybe not but its the best the world has to offer.

No. America was a democratic nation, yet they still had slaves. To what extent do you mean 'freedom'?

Athens, for instance, was a democracy. But as I recall they still had slaves.

Due to the confusion of "freedom" and "democracy", I would like to clarify:

Democracy: The system of government of the republican nature where people have either a direct say in their government (through a plebiscite) or indirect say (through duly elected representatives).

Freedom: Being free. I.e. having no masters upon birth, nor any other time in life. Bosses do not count as masters because you can walk away from them. It might get a little fuzzy when one's life becomes threatened if they wish to leave the relationship (say a gang), but other than that, that is what I mean by Freedom. Another important quality of freedom would have to be social, political, and legal equality between all citizens.

There can be no democracy in the modern sense of the word without freedom.

And most undemocratic systems are unfree.

Yes, a democracy has to incorporate freedom for all and be non-violent.