Representative Democracy

What type of democracy does the United States have today?

• Direct

• Unfair

• Judicial

• Representative

The term democracy means “rule by _________________ .”

• the mob

• the monarch

• the president

• the people

1st representative governing body in the American colonies...

• English Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Congress

What is the House of Burgesses?

• The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in the American colonies.

• The first group of elected representatives to leave the colonies.

• The first house that was built in Jamestown, Virginia.

• The first Disney World in the New World.

The House of Burgesses gave settlers (colonists) the power to...

• be involved in creating their own laws

• be free of British rule under King James I

• determine if laws had been broken

• enforce the rules of the settlement

The House of Burgesses is an example of a -

• representative democracy
• controlling democracy
• direct democracy
• weak democracy

Which of the following would someone who supports a democratic government most likely favor?

• Rule by a king or queen.
• Special privileges for the wealthy. 
• Control over the government by a single person.
• A society in which citizens freely elect their leaders.

What can someone expect to find in a society ruled by a dictator?

• Government controls most aspects of life.
  
• Religious beliefs are supported by the government.
• The government is considered a servant of ordinary citizens.
• Citizens can publicly speak out against their ruler's policy

Which form of government gives the most power to ordinary citizens?

• autocracy
• oligarchy
• absolute monarchy
• representative democracy

The United States uses which form of government?

• Direct democracy
• Absolute monarchy
• Representative democracy
• Oligarchy