Democracy

Define rule of law

• all laws are created to preserve democracy

• all laws should come directly from the people

• no one is above the law

What type of government allows any voting citizen can vote on new laws

• direct democracy

• indirect democracy

• representative democracy

The Greek word demokratia breaks down to mean __

• rule of the people

• selected by representatives

• laws for some of the people

Greece was a direct democracy. This means that ....

• everyone had the right to vote

• only. men had the right to vote

• only women had the right to vote

In which of Greece's city-states did democracy begin?

• Sparta

• Delphi

• Athens

What is a prime minister?

• The leader of a town

• The leader of parliament

• The leader of congress

The parliament is a form of what type of government?

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

• deother democracy

How were major decisions made in Athens?

• They voted by raising their hands

• Tossing their votes into a circle labeled for ..... against

• Voting by writing on a piece of paper

In a republic, who do the elected officials represent

• the businessmen

• the slaves

• the people

define candidate

• one that has been elected to office

• one who is running for an office

• one that takes up and counts votes