Civics Chapter 1 Section 1

The United States is a _________________________ democracy.

• direct

• indirect

• representative

• social

The term democracy means
“rule by __________ .”

• the mob
• the monarch
• the president
• the people

In our democracy the people vote ________________.

• directly for the laws we want

• for how long we want the president to be in power

• for the rules in the classroom

• for the people we want to represent us in government

The citizens choose leaders to make decisions on our behalf. Which type of government is this?

• Direct Democracy

• United Democracy

• Republic Democracy

• Representative Democracy

What are the two types of democracy?

• republican/democratic

• representative/direct

• representative/democracy

• fair/unfair

A Representative is____

• A person chosen by a king to collect taxes
• A person chosen by God to rule all
• A person chosen by the people to create laws
• A person chosen by the people to fight wars

Why would a direct democracy be difficult in the United States?

• Lack of public interest
• Our massive population
• Technology is not available
• The countries relatively small size

Which system would display the opinions of each and every citizen on every single vote?

• Representative
• Direct

THE WORD DEMOCRACY MEANS

• THE RULE OF THE PEOPLE

• THE RULE OF POWER

• PEOPLE WITH POWER

• BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT

THE WORD DEMOCRACY COMES FROM

• THE LATIN ROOT DEMOS=PEOPLE AND KRATOS=POWER

• THE GREEK ROOT DEMOS=PEOPLE AND KRATOS=POWER

• THE LATIN ROOT DEMOS=POWER AND KRATOS=PEOPLE

• THE GREEK ROOT DEMOS=POWER AND KRATOS=PEOPLE