One word that describes democracy today

Today, especially in the USA, there are democracies that give power to the people not just the leaders of the country. However, I was to say one word about democracy today, it would be useless, I believe that Monarchies are much more effective and give the leaders more power to make the decisions for their country. The decisions shouldn't be left directly to the people because they are radical and make reckless decisions for their own benefit. With a Monarchy, however, there is power placed mostly in a few groups of leaders that are to be trusted to make the correct decisions for their country.