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Autocracy

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/autocracy

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the governing principle?

  2. 2. What is the historical dominance?

  3. 3. How does an autocrat keep control?

  4. 4. Why do some countries have autocracies instead of democracies?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Autocracy

  • Absolute Power

  • Political Repression

  • Indoctrination

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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