Review of -Cracy Words

The suffix -cracy means

• to vote.

• technology.

• to rule.

• religion.

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

THEOCRACY is rule by

• a specific religion or god.

• religious leaders who are elected by the people.

• political parties.

• science.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which of the following is TRUE about the word DEMOCRACY?

• It means rule by the wealthy elite.

• Democracies are only found in countries with social classes determined at birth.

• "Demo" comes from the Greek "demos," which means "common people."

• None of these statements are true.

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the difference between an ARISTOCRACY and a PLUTOCRACY?

• Aristocrats are not elected to government positions, but government officials in a plutocracy are elected by the people.

• A plutocracy is a government run by the hereditary ruling class, while an aristocracy is a government run by the wealthy.

• Aristocrats do not have any real political power, but in a plutocracy only the wealthy people have political power.

• An aristocracy is a government run by the hereditary ruling class, while a plutocracy is a government run by the wealthy.

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for BUREAUCRACY?

• the Establishment

• delivery

• the system

• administration

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

An example of an AUTOCRACY is

• Russia under the Czars.

• a health insurance company that denies a customer's claims.

• a country in which the same political party rules for more than 8 years.

• a society that values AI more than the needs of its citizens.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6