Origins of Democracy Quiz

Question 1

Power

Answer 1

Ability to influence people

Question 2

Government

Answer 2

Exercise of control or authority over a group of people

Question 3

Democracy

Answer 3

Government by the people

Question 4

Politics

Answer 4

Struggle in any group for POWER that will give one or more persons the ability to make decisions for the larger group

Question 5

Inequality

Answer 5

The quality of being unequal or uneven

Question 6

Rule of Law

Answer 6

Equality of all citizens before the law

Question 7

Reform

Answer 7

To make changes (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it.

Question 8

Tyrant (Historic)

Answer 8

Power-hungry, has the support of the people

Question 9

Tyrant (modern)

Answer 9

Cruel and Oppressive Ruler

Question 10

Where was the first democracy?

Answer 10

Athens

Question 11

Did Athens evolve?

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

What was it called when Athens citizens attended public meetings?

Answer 12

Assembly (ecclesia) where they listened, talked, and voted.

Question 13

Oligarchy

Answer 13

Rule by few.

Question 13

What type of government was Athens with the nine leaders?

Answer 13

Oligarchy

Question 14

What and who were the 9 leaders?

Answer 14

They were rich, aristocratic citizens called archons. They oversaw everything.

Question 15

Which group was larger- rich (aristocrats) or commoners?

Answer 15

Commoners but rich had all the political, legal, social, and economic power.

Question 15

Why was there so much inequality in Athens before reform?

Answer 15

Debt Slavery and laws favored the rich

Question 16

Who codified (wrote down) the laws for Athens?

Answer 16

Draco. He made things worse, and it could have headed to a civil war.

Question 17

Solon

Answer 17

Made legal and political reforms.

Question 18

Council of 400 selection, term limit, duties, and promise?

Answer 18

They were selected through a lottery system open to all social classes but the bottom one, the term limit was one year, they prepared the agenda for the Assembly, and swore an oath to follow the laws and put the interests of Athens and it’s people first (civics/citizenship).

Question 19

Two of Solon’s legal reforms?

Answer 19

Banned debt slavery, and made a jury of citizens chosen by lottery to challenge Archon’s decisions.

Question 20

Three of Solon’s political reforms?

Answer 20

Made Assembly bigger and meet regularly, council of 400, and position of archon was open to all social classes but the bottom one.

Question 21

What type of government did Athens have after Solon?

Answer 21

Direct democracy

Question 21

Assembly’s duties?

Answer 21

Made the real decisions

Question 22

Three reservations about Democracy?

Answer 22

Fear that elections would be rigged, they were scared the common man would be uneducated of the city, and the majority could make laws that worked in their favor.

Question 22

Who was excluded from Athenian democracy?

Answer 22

Women, children, slaves, and foreigners were excluded from Athenian democracy as well as the those who did not own land.