Greek Democracy Quiz

Democracy originated in which society?

• Greek
• Roman

How was Athenian democracy different from America democracy?

• Citizens were not allowed to serve on juries
• Women couldn't participate 

MOST PEOPLE IN GREECE WERE POWERFUL ARISTOCRATS CALLED WHAT ?

• PLEIBIEANS

• OLIGARCHS

• MONARCHS

• WEALTHY CITIZENS

THIS WORD MEANS A GOVERNMENT RULED BY THE PEOPLE

• COMMUNISM

• DICTATORSHIP

• DEMOCRACY

• AUTHORITARIAN GOVERNMENT

TRUE OR FALSE. THE GREEKS CREATED A JURY SYSTEM WHERE OTHER ADULTS COULD JUDGE WHETHER OR NOT A PERSON WAS GUILTY OF A CRIME.

• TRUE

• FALSE

WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE GREEK BOYS?

• BECAUSE EDUCATION WAS IMPORTANT TO BOYS AND NOT GIRLS.

• SO BOYS COULD BE INFORMED SO THEY COULD MAKE GOOD DECISIONS WHEN THEY PARTICIPATE IN A DEMOCRACY.

• IT WOULD HELP THEM BE BETTER SOLDIERS DURING WARS

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF THE 3 PARTS OF GREEK DEMOCRACY.

• THE ASSEMBLY

• THE COURTS

• THE COUNCIL

• THE LEGISLATIVE BODY

WHY WAS GREECE CALLED A LIMITED DEMOCRACY?

• BECAUSE NOT ALL OF ITS CITIZENS COULD PARTICIPATE

• BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAD A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME TO MEET TO DISCUSS DECISIONS..

• BECAUSE THEY HAD LIMITED RESOURCES USED TO MAKE DECISIONS.

• BECAUSE THEY HAD A LIMITED AMOUNT OF MONEY TO RUN THEIR GOVERNMENT.

THE WORD MEANS THAT CITIZENS DIRECTLY PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION MAKING OF THE GOVERNMENT.

• DIRECT INTERVENTION

• DIRECT GOVERNMENT

• DIRECT DEMOCRACY

• DIRECT RULE

THE UNITED STATES AND MANY OTHER COUNTRIES ELECT THEIR LEADERS TO REPRESENT THEM IN THIS TYPE OF DEMOCRACY

• MONARCHY

• REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY

• DIRECT DEMOCRACY

• CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY