Democracy

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 can you infer from the fact that more than half the world's countries are democracies?

• Half the world's people are entitled to vote in U.S. elections

• Half the world's people have very little say in how they're governed

• Half the world's people live in the U.S. and Europe

• Half the world's people do not know what elections are

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

What are the two types of democracy?

• republican/democratic

• representative/direct

• representative/democracy

• fair/unfair

In the 5th grade, each student got to vote for what kind of Starter Pokemon they could have, this is an example of____________.

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

In Foxboro, a group of 12 people were chosen to vote on the new New England Patriots stadium design, this is a form of __________________.

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

Students at Bourne Middle School vote on 5 students to represent them when voting for the Pumpkin Decorating Contest, this is a form of ______________.

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy