The Democracy Debate Vocabulary quiz

Socrates was one of the principal critics of government run by the people

What does the word principal mean in this sentence?

• The basis on which something is developed

• Help something grow or progress

• The most important part

• Something that came before something else

The current Athenian leaders did not want some other "fair and wise" people aspiring to run their city.

What does the word aspiring mean?

• To limit or confine something

• Seeking to accomplish something

• To have something resisted or held out against

• Help something grow or progress

And speculation among the city's leaders included worries that he would encourage yount students to pick up his radical ideas.

• Ideas or discussions about why something has happened or might have happened

• The most important part

• something that came before something else

• the basis on which something is developed

Aristotle wrote in his book 'Politics' that a government that tries to restrict power to a few educated men would not work.

What does the word restrict mean?

• seeking to accomplish something

• ideas or discussions about why something has happened or might happen

• To have something resisted or held out against

• To limit or confine something

They studied governments that had preceded ours and believed that the foundation of any new government should revisit Greek and Roman ideas.

What does the word preceded mean?

• the basis on which something is developed

• Something that came before something else

• The most important part

• to have something resisted or held out against

They studied governments that had preceded ours and believed that the foundation of any new government should revisit Greek and Roman ideas.

What does the word foundation mean?

• Seeking to accomplish something

• The basis on which something is developed

• Something that came before something else

• Help something grow or progress

For example, Thomas Paine wrote booklets to promote the idea that people should govern themselves.

What does the word promote mean?

• To limit or confine something

• To have something resisted or held out against

• Help something grow or progress

• Ideas or discussions about why something has happened or might happen

Democracy has withstood the test of time.

What does the word withstood mean?

• Something that came before something else

• Help something grow or progress

• To limit or confine something

• To have something resisted or held out against

BONUS QUESTION!

What features of expository text does the story The Democracy Debate contain?

Select all that apply.

• Charts

• Maps

• Headings

• Diagrams

Answer explanation

Although Maps are a feature of expository text, it was not included in this story!