Questions For Concept 1: What Is Democracy?

  • Have you heard the word "democracy" before? Where and when?
  • Do you know what a government is?
  • Who has the power in a democracy? The leader or the people he/she leads?
  • How are decisions made in a democracy?
  • Sometimes people don't agree with the decisions that are made. Should everyone still have to stand by those decisions? Why or why not?
  • If you did not live in a democracy, what do you think you would be missing?
  • How can you, as students, participate in a democracy?
  • Does everyone you know understand what a democracy is? What can you do to help others understand democracy?
 
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