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What are direct and representative democracies?

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “What are direct and representative democracies?”, from the unit “How is the UK governed?” (Year 9 Citizenship) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. A ___ is the group of people who have the authority to govern a country or state.
  2. Order these types of government according to the amount of authority they have, from smallest to largest.
  3. Which is the most accurate definition of democracy?
  4. Which branch of the UK Government does this building represent?
  5. Is democracy present in every country's political system?
  6. Match the type of government to the features that may be present within it.
  7. Match the words to their correct definitions.
  8. Which one of these is an example of direct democracy?
  9. Order the steps in how a representative democracy works.
  10. Which statement best explains citizen influence in a representative democracy?
  11. Some representative democracies use votes, or ___, for major decisions.
  12. Complete the sentences by matching the stem of the sentence to the correct phrase.

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