Chapter 16 Vocabulary

Voting in elections is an important part of ​ (a)   because it allows people to have a say in their government.

• citizenship
• assembly
• dictatorships
• council

The student ​ (a)   met to decide on the theme for the school dance.

• council
• citizenship
• civic participation
• president

Attending town meetings and volunteering to clean up parks are examples of ​ (a)   .

• civic participation
• assembly
• council
• rebellion

The school held an ​ (a)   to discuss new rules for the playground.

• assembly
• citizenship
• civic participation
• council

In ancient Sparta, a ​ (a)   worked on farms and gave most of their crops to Spartan soldiers.

• helot
• citizen
• democracy
• lottery

In a ​ (a)   , people can choose their leaders by voting.

• democracy
• direct democracy
• lottery
• helot

The teacher used a ​ (a)   to randomly select a student to be the class helper for the day.

• lottery
• democracy
• helot
• direct democracy

Ancient Athens practiced ​ (a)   , where citizens voted on laws instead of electing representatives.

• direct democracy
• democracy
• helot
• lottery

In ancient Greece, a ​ (a)   was both a city and the people who lived in it.

• polis
• democracy
• oligarchy
• helot

The ​ (a)   ensures that everyone, including leaders, must follow the same laws.

• rule of law
• oligarchy
• democracy
• king