Understanding Human Rights and Democracies

What are human rights? 

• rights that all countries agree on

• rights that can never be taken away.

• rights that all people have to earn.

• rights that every person should have

Which statement is true about human rights?

• Human rights are universal, but only a democratic government protects them.

• Although human rights are universal, not all countries protect or grant the same rights.

• Human rights are universal, so they cannot be denied in a democracy.

• Human rights are considered universal because all people agree on exactly the same rights.

Which continents have the most countries that are NOT electoral democracies?

• South America and Australia

• Asia and Europe

• North America and Australia

• Africa and Asia

Which of these countries did not give women the right to vote until 1920?

• Cuba

• Congo

• United States

• Uzbekistan

How was Chile politically split during the 1940 - 1960's?

• between Socialists and Communists on one side and those with traditional attitudes on the other

• between Socialists and Communists

• between those who favored human rights on one side and those who did not on the other

• between those who favored democract on one side and those who favored Socialism on the other

What is the goal of the Chilean Association of the Relative of the Detained/Disappeared?

• to punish those who jailed the political opponents of the Socialist government of Salvador Allende.

• to free the people who were imprisoned during the presidency of Salvador Allende

• to rescue the people who disappeared during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet

• to find out what happened to the people who disappeared during Pinochet's regime

Which human right was violated when Pinochet arrested political opponents?

• freedom of religion

• freedom from slavery

• right to equal treatment under the law

• right to own property

What caused Chile to turn to a strong dictator?

• threat of a military attack by the British

• fear of political chaos amid economic problems

• lack of government action during a natural disaster

• the spread of Communism on the continent

How did the military dictatorship of Pinochet come to an end?

• A Communist revolution occurred in Chile and Pinochet was overthrown.

• Another military leader gained power and overthrew Pinochet.

• Opponents worked to restore democracy and voters elected another president.

• He retired and turned the leadership of the country over to his son.

What is the human rights situation in Chile as of 2006?

• The people live in a democracy and have rights.

• The people live in a military dictatorship and have no political rights.

• People are ruled by a communist dictator.

• People have the right to vote but no longer care to exercise the right.