Democracy

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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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/democracy

Write what each word means, using the article.

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

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is democracy?Democracy means that people have a say in how their country is run. It is based on the idea that the government gets its power from the people it serves.
2. Why do people vote in a democracy?Voting lets everyone choose leaders and decide on important rules. It helps keep the government honest and listening to the people.

Popular Sovereignty: The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
Rule of Law: The principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced, and independently adjudicated.
Civil Society: The aggregate of non-governmental organizations and institutions that manifest interests and will of citizens, forming a sphere of voluntary association.