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32 Cards in this Set
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What is not an essential characteristic of democracy?
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Fraternity
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Originally, what was the only body at the national level that was elected by popular vote?
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House of Representatives
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Who came to rule England as the result of the Glorious Revolution?
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William and Mary
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What form of government is based on each citizen having an actual voice in the decision-making process?
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Direct Democracy
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What form of Government is based on majority rule through elected officials?
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Indirect democracy.
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What form of government is based on elected officials ruled by law?
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Republic
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what is not a necessary condition for a successful democratic system?
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Unanimous consent
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T/F: Democracy means "government by the people"
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True
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T/F: Magistrates called plebeians were elected in ancient Rome to protect the rights of individual citizens
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False
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T/F: Popular government completely disappeared from Europe during the Middle Ages
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False
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T/F: The magna Carta protected the nobility from abuses of the king's power.
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True
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T/F: The English Bill of Rights marks the beginning of a democratic government in England.
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True
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T/F: Our founding fathers were fearful that democracy would lead to tyranny.
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True
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T/F: The popular Majority and representative majority do not necessarily agree
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True
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T/F: Democracy is always successful in a well-educated society.
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False
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T/F: The president of the United States is elected by direct election of the citizens of America.
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False
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T/F: With Majority-plurality representation, the candidate who gets the highest percentage of votes wins the election even if he did not receive a majority of the votes cast.
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True
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T/F: Christians must always be willing to compromise for the sake of the Majority.
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False
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T/F: A large middle class is necessary for a democracy to flourish.
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True
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T/F: The church has a responsibility to help the disadvantaged and downtrodden
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True
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T/F: Education is a guarantor of successful democracy.
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False
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T/F: Moral responsibility helps the Christian discern whether a compromise is moral or immoral.
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True
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Where was democracy created?
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Athens
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Why did England have an advantage in developing popular government as compared to the other nations of Europe?
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England is separated from the plague of the wars. also, it was geographically far from the influences of Rome and Catholicism.
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What two major issues did the framers of the Constitution face?
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how to incorporate democratic ideas into the new American government; also how to make it work in a vast, new territory.
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what did the framers of the Constitution see as the source of man's tendency toward mob rule under direct democracy?
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Its inclination to do wrong
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What is the definition of popular Majority?
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The majority of all citizens, (all the citizens that actually vote)
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Why is the principle of Majority rule criticized?
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The opinions and rights of the minority can be repressed.
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How did the founding fathers go about establishing a national republic while preserving democratic ideals?
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the developed self-government by representation and instituted federalism.
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How does Moral responsibility strengthen democracy?
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Has a standard for judging actions, implies submission to authority.
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explain the five principles of democratic government.
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1. Majority rule. 2. Equality. 3.Liberty. 4. Necessity.
5. Individual worth. |
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How does the constitution limit government?
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The three branches: Legislative, executive, and judicial; also the Bill of Rights.
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