Part I: Quickfire questions on DEMOCRACY:

 

What does the word democracy literally mean?

 

• power of the people --  40 euros

• everyone is free

• everyone is equal

• everyone is powerful

 

What best explains the concept of democracy?

 

• form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power

• a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly ----- 80 euros

• by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.

• the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch

 

In which country was democracy said to be founded ?

 

• Egypt

• Athens

• Greece ----- 50 euros

• England

 

In the early democratic society who was allowed to vote?

 

• women

• men ---- 100 euros

• slaves

• freed slaves

 

Which is the largest democracy in the world?

 

• India

• Brazil

• United States--160

• Indonesia

 

Which of these countries a a non democratic society?

 

• USA

• France

• China X

• Canada

• Lybia X

• North Korea X

• Saudi Arabia X

• Syria X -- 50

• Afghanistan

 

Which country holds the largest single-day election?

 

• United States --- 50 euros

• Indonesia

• India

• Nigeria

 

Which country experienced its first democratic transition of power in 2015?

Choose one

 

• Zambia

• Sudan

• Nigeria -----10 euros

• Greece

 

Which country has the highest number of women in parliament worldwide?

 

• Rwanda

• Sweden ---- 5

• Turkey

• United States

 

What is the current lowest legal voting age in the world?

 

• 18

• 17

• 16 ---- 100

• 15

 

In which two European countries people under the age of 18 are allowed to vote?

 

• Austria and Bosnia

• Austria and Sweden

• Austria and Germany ---- 40 euros

• Austria and Finnland

 

 

Alba and Linda

 

PART II:

 

Go to http://europa.eu/pol/cit/index_en.htm and answer the following questions: 

 

What rights do we have as European citizens?

 

 

 

rights to live, work, travel and study abroad, including access to healthcare and consumer rights.

 

 

 

 

Where are these rights written down?

 

 

'Ordinary Legislative Procedure’

 

 

 

Which of these rights are the most important ones to live in a democratic society?

 

 

freedom of speech (human rights)

 

 

Have a further look on the internet. Are there any cases when some of these rights are sometimes violated in your country?

 

 

jan Böhmermann (erdogan merkel freedoom of speech, satire prison), Traiskirchen refugees very bad condicisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

vali, elena, eric, katja