Civics and Ethics 1 first term 23-24

It is a form of government in which the power to make political decisions is vested in hands of the people.

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Authoritarianism

• Oligarchy

The term “democracy” comes from the words:

• domos and kretos

• demos and kratos

• demos and krekos

The ancient form of democracy began in ​ (a)   .

• Greece
• Rome
• Egypt
• Babylon

Ancient democracy was divided in 3 parts:

• The assembly, the council and courts

• The assembly, the jury and the council 

• The assembly, the judge and the courts 

• The Supreme Court, the jury and the council

The assembly was formed by ​ (a)   free- born male.

• 30,000
• 300
• 3,000
• 30

The council was also known as the ​ (a)  

• boule
• bouly
• baule
• boulie

One function of the Courts was:

• To create laws

• To choose a representative

• To held trials when someone commited a crime

• To control the city

Before democracy, laws and rules were created by:

• The Queen

• The President

• Emperors

• Traditions, costumes and divinity

A characteristic of democracy is ​ ​ (a)  

• to have access to sources of information
• to control the city
• slavery
• prohibition of equality

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Judicial Branch

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(b) Legislative Branch

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(c) Executive Branch

• It in charge of approving laws

• It is in charge of executing laws

• It is formed by the President

• It is in charge of solving problems between citizens

• It is represented by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation

• It is formed by the Union Congress