Representative vs Direct Democracy

A similarity between a direct democracy and a representative democracy is that

• only citizens who belong to a political party are entitled to vote

• issues must be agreed upon by a majority of the decision makers

• individual rights are more important than collective responsibility

• class structure affects the influence a citizen has when making decisions

Which of the following statements best illustrates direct democracy in ancient Athenian government?

• All citizens were required to attend and vote at the Assembly

• Citizens could serve on Council only twice in their lifetime.

• Any citizen could be chosen to be on a jury for a trial.

• Council members represented the Athenian citizens.

Which group of words best describes features of Canada’s democracy?

• Lottery, participation, responsibilities

• Consensus, participation, equality

• Rights, voting, responsibilities

• Voting, consensus, equality

34. Which of the following statements identifies a similarity between ancient Athenian democracy and present-day Canadian democracy?

• People who do not pay taxes cannot vote.

• A majority of the people in the country vote.

• Citizenship is necessary for a person to vote.

• People who do not own property cannot vote.

The best example of direct democracy is...

• Justin Trudeau voting on a bill in Ottawa.

• The class voting on the next phys. ed. lesson by raising their hands.

• When a teacher chooses a student to decide what the next phys. ed. lesson will be because it is their birthday.

• Queen Elizabeth II remaining neutral on Scotland's wish to separate from the UK.

What type of democracy does Canada have?

• Direct
• Unfair
• Judicial
• Representative

What type of democracy did Ancient Greece have?

• Direct
• Representative
• Unfair
• Judicial 

In a direct democracy_________.

• ževery citizen gets to vote.
• žonly elected representatives get to vote.

• žonly the Kings get to vote.
• žonly males get to vote.

In a representative democracy_____________.

• ževery citizen gets to vote.
• žonly the Kings get to vote.
• only elected representatives get to vote

• žonly males get to vote.