Democracy and the Declaration of Independence

a group of individuals with common interests, will organize to nominate a candidate and win elections

• candidates

• political parties

• citizens in a republic

• citizens in a democracy

Which group of people act as watchdogs over each other to ensure that laws and the Constitution are being followed in government?

• the social consensus group

• elected state government officials

• Supreme Court

• Political Parties

For democracy to be successful, the following qualities must exist in society EXCEPT for....

• a strong national government

• active citizen participation

• social consensus

• knowledgeable voters

 The opportunity to control one’s own economic decisions is known as

• capitalism

• free enterprise

• democracy

• socialism

For democracy to be successful, the society's economy needs to be stable and growing.

• true

• false

To ensure free enterprise exists, public education is provided so that citizens can... (more than one correct response)

• have a broad educational experience and choose a career that best serves them

• have the skills necessary to develop their own economic future

• select students for specific careers based on test scores they receive

• ensure only the strongest academic students will become entrepreneurs in order to create stable and growing businesses

One significant challenge facing democracy today is the need for knowledgeable voters. Which of the following options is one major concern causing this problem?

• public education is not providing enough education about government and citizenship

• bias in the news and social media disinformation campaigns are creating misinformed voters

• Low voter turnout due to a lack of interest in politics

• The influence of money in politics and special interest groups (lobby groups) dominating the political process.

 groups that work to put pressure on government but do not work for government are commonly known as ____

• lobby groups

• political parties

• political committees

• voting banks

All people and institutions must follow all laws and all laws must be applied fairly and equally. This is the definition of ___.

• the Rule of Law

• a social consensus

• a republic

• the Supreme Court

One of the qualities that must exist for democracy to be successful is the understanding that everyone involved, both citizens and government officials, must believe in individual liberty and equality.

• True

• False