PART I:
Quickfire questions on DEMOCRACY:
What does the word democracy literally mean?
What best explains the concept of democracy?
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form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power
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a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly
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by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. x20
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the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch
In which country was democracy said to be founded ?
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Egypt
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Athens
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Greece x100
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England
In the early democratic society who was allowed to vote?
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women
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men x50
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slaves
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freed slaves
Which is the largest democracy in the world?
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India
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Brazil
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United Statesx70
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Indonesia
Which of these countries a a non democratic society?
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USA
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France
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China x 50
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Canada
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Lybia x
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North Korea x10
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Saudi Arabia
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Syria x10
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Afghanistan x10
Which country holds the largest single-day election?
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United Statesx10
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Indonesia
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India
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Nigeria
Which country experienced its first democratic transition of power in 2015?
Choose one
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Zambia
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Sudan
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Nigeriax20
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Greece
Which country has the highest number of women in parliament worldwide?
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Rwanda x 20
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Sweden
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Turkey
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United States
What is the current lowest legal voting age in the world?
In which two European countries people under the age of 18 are allowed to vote?
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Austria and Bosnia
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Austria and Sweden
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Austria and Germany x50
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Austria and Finnland
PART II: NURIA RIOS AGUAYO; MARIA ISABEL ROBLES; ANTONIA Y DENISE
Go to http://europa.eu/pol/cit/index_en.htm and answer the following questions:
What rights do we have as European citizens?
Where are these rights written down?
Which of these rights are the most important ones to live in a democratic society?
Have a further look on the internet. Are there any cases when some of these rights are sometimes violated in your country?