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Who described democracy as government of the people?Read the answer and worked solution →In which century BC did the term for democracy first appear in Greek city-states?Read the answer and worked solution →In a direct democracy, who has the primary authority to decide legislation?Read the answer and worked solution →What do people do in a representative democracy?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who described democracy as government of the people?

  1. Karl Popper, writer
  2. Abraham Lincoln, leader
  3. Edmund Burke, writer
  4. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Correct answer: B. Abraham Lincoln, leader

Abraham Lincoln used this phrase to sum up democracy as rule that comes from ordinary people and serves them.

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In which century BC did the term for democracy first appear in Greek city-states?

  1. The 2nd century BC
  2. The 8th century BC
  3. The 11th century BC
  4. The 5th century BC
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Correct answer: D. The 5th century BC

The Greek word meaning rule of the people came into use in city-states such as Athens in the 5th century BC.

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In a direct democracy, who has the primary authority to decide legislation?

  1. The people themselves
  2. A hereditary monarch
  3. The prime minister alone
  4. The supreme court
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Correct answer: A. The people themselves

In a direct democracy citizens deliberate and decide laws themselves instead of handing that power to officials.

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