Basic Concepts of Democracy Quiz

The American concept of democracy is based on the dignity and worth of the individual. From where do we inherit these ideas?

• Greeks

• Romans

• Judeo-Christian heritage

• Founding Fathers

The democratic concept of equality insists that all are entitled to

• equality of opportunity

• equal share of worldly possessions

• equality before the law

• both a and c

The real danger of majority rule is:

• the majority could be wrong

• the minority could be wrong

• the majority could destroy its opposition and democracy along with it

• the minority could force the majority into something they don’t want to do.

__________ is the process of blending and adjusting competing views and interests in order to achieve a majority agreement.

• democracy

• compromise

• freedom

• equality

Which of the basic concepts of democracy was Justice Holmes referring to when he said, “The right to swing my fist ends where the other man’s nose begins”?

• worth of the individual

• majority rule, minority rights

• individual freedom

• necessity of compromise

• equality of all persons

The unwritten law of supply and demand states that when supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices of goods and services will tend to __________.

• drop

• rise

• remain the same

• become unpredictable

A democratic government’s job is to strike a balance between which of these two needs?

• liberty and authority

• direct & indirect democracy

• majority rights and compromise

• worth of the individual & equality of persons

Which of the following is NOT a duty for an American citizen?

• meet your representative

• serve on a jury

• attend school

• pay taxes

The idea that no person should be kept from developing himself as fully as possible for reasons based on race, color, religion, or gender illustrates which of the basic concepts of democracy?

• worth of the individual

• individual freedom

• equality of all persons

• majority rule, minority rights

• necessity of compromise

The free enterprise system is based on four fundamentals. Which of these is NOT one of them?

• income equality

• private ownership

• competition

• profit