Democracy, Legitimacy, Social Contract

The term democracy means
“rule by __________ .”

• the mob
• the monarch
• the president
• the people

Strictly speaking, in a pure democracy, the people make major government decisions through a process of __________ rule. 
 

• majority
• people
• mob
• monarch

Athenian democracy was a __________ democracy. Citizens met regularly in a popular assembly to discuss issues and vote on laws.

• republic

• direct

• indirect

• representative

Athenians liked to boast that in their government everyone had equal say. Only a small fraction of the population was eligible to participate in political life. Neither __________  nor __________, who formed the majority of the population, could participate.

• women; slaves
• property-owning males; slaves
• property-owning males; women
• property-owning males; metics

Direct democracy works best in __________ , where people are able to meet face to face.

• large and diverse countries
• large industrialized nations
• small communities
• small agricultural nations

Direct democracy works best in __________ , where people are able to meet face to face.

• large and diverse countries
• large industrialized nations
• small communities
• small agricultural nations

In a ___________, the people elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf

• Representative Democracy
• Direct Democracy
• Parliamentary Democracy
• Presidential Democracy

The main point about a democracy is that the power ultimately rests with ___________________

• the elected representatives
• the delegates
• the religious leaders
• the people

In a direct democracy, decisions are voted on by 

• elected representatives
• eligible citizens
• the president
• appointed judges

The form of democracy in which voters choose representatives to act in their interests is known as

• an oligarchy
• an aristocracy
• a free democracy
• a representative democracy