CO - FT - POLL

Which of the following is the primary characteristic of a representative democracy?

• Citizens directly vote on all laws and policies.

• Citizens elect officials to make decisions on their behalf.

• The government is controlled by a single ruler.

• Laws are made based on public opinion without elected leaders.

It is a model of democracy in which citizens are provided power to make political decisions.

• Election

• Representative democracy

• Participatory Democracy

• Authoritarianism

What is the main purpose of holding elections in a democratic society?

• To allow the government to choose leaders without citizen input.

• To give citizens the power to choose their leaders and influence government decisions.

• To limit the number of people who can participate in government.

• To create laws without the need for public consent.

Process of choosing the person that will handle the duties and responsibilities of a particular government office.

• Democracy

• Election

• Freedom

• Tax/taxes

Government that is for the people, of the people, and by the people.

• Democracy

• Election

• Freedom

• Tax/taxes

Exact day of casting of votes every election cycle in the Philippines under the law to vote for national elective positions.

• 1st Monday of March

• 1st Monday of May

• 2nd Monday of March

• 2nd Monday of May

Numbers of years allowed to be served by any elected president.

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 12

Agency of the government solely responsible for all matters related to elections.

• CAMARA

• Congress

• COMELEC

• Commission On Audit

A leader representing the people in a particular legislative district to the national legislature.

• Congressman/Congresswoman

• Senator

• Governor

• Mayor

The life blood of any government.

• Democracy

• Election

• Freedom

• Tax/taxes