New Activity
Play Fill in the Blanks Game
1 . Decisions in a democracy are made by ____________________ rule . This means at least 51 / 100 .

2 . In an indirect democracy , elected and appointed ____________________ have to be ____________________ to the people and responsible for their ____________________ . Officials must act in the best interests of the ____________________ .

3 . The people must be aware of what is happening within the ____________________ . This is referred to as ____________________ . A transparent government holds ____________________ meetings and ____________________ citizens to attend to hear the positions of officials and to ____________________ their opinions . Transparency allows the press and the people to get ____________________ about what decisions are being made by whom and why .

4 . In a legitimate democracy , there must be more than one political party involved in an ____________________ and playing a part in government . A ____________________ system provides candidates from different political parties that offer varied ____________________ on issues . This gives citizens a true choice . When a country has only one party , the result is often a ____________________ .

5 . In a free ____________________ system , the government does not extensively interfere with economic activity and keeps regulation by ____________________ to a minimum . This allows people and businesses to enjoy economic ____________________ and to make their own economic choices , such as how to spend their ____________________ and whether to start a business or to buy property .