Abstract: Whole-process people's democracy is the political theory innovation in socialist democracy, and it is an important mission for teachers of ideological and political theory courses to tell the story of whole-process people's democracy in the new era. Teachers in colleges and universities should take the initiative to undertake the duty of telling the story of whole-process people's democracy and deeply understand “why”, “what” and “how” to tell the story of whole-process people's democracy. We must focus on the historical thickness, strategic height, practical temperature and theoretical depth in telling the story of whole-process people's democracy, so as to balance between “going back to the text” and “connecting with the reality” in the instructional design, between “telling” and “not telling” in the narrative method, between “traditional” and “modern” technology in the use of teaching media, and between “imparting knowledge” and “cultivating people” in value guidance, so as to establish a correct view of democracy in young college students.

Key words: ideological and political theory courses, ideological and political education, whole-process people's democracy, democracy story, understanding of democracy