Dive into Democracy
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Who has the authority to deliberate and decide legislation in a direct democracy?

  • The governing officials
  • The majority rule
  • The people (correct)
  • The citizens
  • What is the dominant form of democracy in modern times?

  • Representative democracy (correct)
  • Supermajority democracy
  • Consensus democracy
  • Direct democracy
  • Which of the following is NOT a feature of democracy?

  • Monarchy (correct)
  • Freedom from unwarranted governmental deprivation of the right to life and liberty
  • Property rights
  • Freedom of assembly
  • What does the term 'democracy' mean in Greek?

    <p>Rule of the people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What decision-making approach is prevalent in day-to-day decision making of democracies?

    <p>Majority rule</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the rights often associated with democracy?

    <p>Right to private property</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a form of government where citizens make decisions through popular assembly?

    <p>Direct democracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a fundamental principle required for democracy?

    <p>Legal equality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the dominant decision-making method used in democracies?

    <p>Majority rule</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which form of democracy includes elements such as political pluralism and civil liberties?

    <p>Liberal democracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country originated the Westminster system, where the dominant principle is parliamentary sovereignty?

    <p>United Kingdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the oppression of political minorities by the majority in a democracy?

    <p>Tyranny of the majority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is considered important to ensure that voters are well informed in a democracy?

    <p>Freedom of political expression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a basic feature of democracy that allows all voters to participate freely and fully in the life of their society?

    <p>Universal suffrage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which form of government is a republic associated with?

    <p>Democracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining characteristic of a republican form of government?

    <p>Absence of a monarch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which major political figures largely opposed democracy until the nineteenth century?

    <p>Aristocrats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Montesquieu, what happens to a small republic?

    <p>It is ruined by an internal imperfection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which ancient Greek city-state did the term 'democracy' first appear?

    <p>Athens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is referred to as 'the father of Athenian democracy'?

    <p>Cleisthenes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the first attested use of the word 'democracy'?

    <p>Herodotus' Histories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the term used to define the new political system of Cleisthenes before the word 'democracy' came into use?

    <p>Isonomia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the two distinguishing features of Athenian democracy?

    <p>Direct democracy and political equality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term appeared in Greek city-states in the 5th century BC to mean 'rule of the people'?

    <p>Democracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a liberal democracy, how are the powers of the majority exercised?

    <p>Within the framework of a representative democracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a constitution and a supreme court in a liberal democracy?

    <p>To limit the powers of the majority and protect the minority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of democracy?

    <p>Equal access to legislative processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did democratic citizenship evolve throughout history?

    <p>Initially restricted to an elite class and later extended to all adult citizens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the V-Dem Institute and Economist Intelligence Unit democracy indices, what percentage of the world's population lives in a democracy as of 2021?

    <p>Less than half</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Karl Popper define democracy?

    <p>The rule of the people with opportunities to control their leaders</p> Signup and view all the answers

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