How does one evaluate the effects of modern democracy on individuals? The first clarifying step must be to recognize that "democracy" itself can, in the abstract, (i) ___ us as we think of our society and our perception of democracy as citizens. The experience of living in a democracy (ii)___ each generation. A feature of democratic is that something that benefits us in one generation may no longer be a benefit to the next. Thus, experiencing democracy in the twenty-first century is (iii) ___ the political order our ancestors cherished in 1901.