Basics of Democracy Review

American democracy rest on this basic belief...

• Recognizing worth and dignity of every person.
• Equality for all persons and individual freedom.
• Majority rule, but keeping minority rights.
• All answers are correct!

An alliance of independent states...

• Confederation
• Federal Government
• Parliamentary
• Autocracy

The central government of the United States is called the 

• federal government
• executive branch
• constitution
• congress

What are the two types of democracy? 

• žrepublican/democratic
• indirect/direct
• representative/democracy
• fair/unfair

What type of 'democracy' does the united states have?

• Direct
• Unfair
• Judicial
• Representative (indirect)

In a indirect democracy_____________.

• ževery citizen gets to vote.
• žonly the Kings get to vote.
• a group of people (representatives) chosen by the people run the government.
• žonly males get to vote.

In a direct democracy_________.

• ževery citizen gets to vote.
• žonly chosen representatives get to vote.
• žonly the Kings get to vote.
• žonly males get to vote.

What type of government has 1 ruler, usually a king?

• monarchy
• oligarchy
• Democracy
• Tyranny

What type of government exists when a few people share power?

• monarchy 
• democracy
• oligarchy
• tyranny

What type of government is a dictatorship? 

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Autocracy
• Monarchy