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What is democracy? |
Means rule by the people-citizens have a voice |
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What is an absolute monarchy? |
King or queen makes all the decisions |
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What is a constitutional monarchy? |
King or queen has no real power/very little-symbol of unity-Canada has a constitutional monarchy |
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What is a dictatorship? |
1 person has complete control-no need for approval-citizens have very little rights |
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What is an oligarchy? |
A small group of people have complete control-no need for approval-citizens have very little rights |
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What is direct democracy? |
Voting on everything big and small takes very long but allows everyone to have influence on decisions |
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What is representative democracy? |
We vote for a person to make decisions for us- Canada has this-citizens vote for a politician that has the same opinions to make the decisions |
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How many pillars of democracy are there? |
4 |
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What are the pillars of democracy? |
Freedom-representation-equity-justice |
