Democratic Government

A representative government is one in which citizens elect representatives to make laws and policies for them.

• True

• False

Democracy originated in which society?

• Greek

• Athens

• American

• Romans

What is a problem with a direct democracy?

• People aren't mature enough to govern themselves
• People don't have the time to participate so actively
• They tend to favor the wealthy
• Women don't have rights

The term democracy means
“rule by __________ .”

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

In our democracy the people vote ________________.

• directly for the laws we want

• for how long we want the president to be in power

• for the rules in the classroom

• for the people we want to represent us in government

The citizens choose leaders to make decisions on our behalf. Which type of government is this?

• Direct Democracy

• United Democracy

• Republic Democracy

• Representative Democracy

A Representative is____

• A person chosen by a king to collect taxes
• A person chosen by God to rule all
• A person chosen by the people to create laws
• A person chosen by the people to fight wars

What are the two types of democracy?

• republican/democratic

• representative/direct

• representative/democracy

• fair/unfair

In the 5th grade, each student got to vote for what kind of Starter Pokemon they could have, this is an example of____________.

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

A group of 100 people were chosen to vote on the new design of the stadium, this is a form of __________________.

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy