Bowtie Guy 2013

Lexile: 870
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There are two different types of democracy. You will learn about direct and representative democracy. Democracy in the United
States is similar to the democracy that was Ancient Greece.
Democracy means “government by the people”. In a democracy, people vote to choose their leaders, and to make decisions.
Ancient Greece had a form of democracy that is known as a direct democracy. In Ancient Greece, decisions and leaders were voted directly by the citizens. The citizens gather to vote on all issues directly. Not everyone could vote though. You had to be a land owner, you could not be a woman, you could not be a slave, you had to be born in Greece, and you had to be an adult.. This direct democracy left people out.
The United States has a representative democracy. A representative democracy is a form of government where citizens vote for representatives to make decisions for them. The representatives then vote to make laws that represent the ideas of the people who elected them. It is still a democracy because the government is still ruled by the people. We still elect our representatives who vote for us. It would be impossible to have all
United States citizens vote on every issue or every law that was being voted on. To vote for a representative you have to be at least eighteen years old and not commit serious crimes.
Bowtie Guy 2013

Name: _________________ Lexile: 870
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1.) What were the requirements to vote in Ancient Greece?
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2.) What are the requirements to vote in the United States?
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3.) What kind of democracy did Ancient Greece have?
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4.) INFER-Why do we elect representatives in the United States?
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5.) What does democracy mean?
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6.) Compare and contrast direct democracy and representative democracy using details from the passage.
Direct !
Both !
Representative !
Bowtie Guy 2013

Lexile: 670
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There are two kinds of democracy. . You will learn about direct and representative democracy. Democracy in the United States is similar to the democracy that was in Ancient Greece. Democracy means “government by the people”. In a democracy, people vote to choose their leaders. People vote to make decisions.
Ancient Greece had a form of democracy that is known as a direct democracy. In Ancient Greece, decisions and leaders were voted directly by the citizens. The citizens gathered to vote on all issues directly. Not everyone could vote though. You had to own land. You could not be a woman. You could not be a slave. You had to be born in Greece, and you had to be an adult. This direct democracy left people out.
The United States has a representative democracy. A representative democracy is a form of government where citizens vote for representatives to make decisions for them. The representatives then vote to make laws that represent the ideas of the people who elected them. It is still a democracy because the government is still ruled by the people. We still elect our representatives. It would be impossible to have all United States citizens vote on every issue or every law that was being voted on. To vote for a representative you have to be at least eighteen years old. and you cannot commit serious crimes.
Bowtie Guy 2013

Name: _________________ Lexile: 670
!
1.) What did you have to be to vote in Ancient Greece?
________________________________________________
2.) What must you do to vote in the United States?
________________________________________________
3.) What kind of democracy did Ancient Greece have?
________________________________________________
4.) GUESS-Why do we elect representatives in the United States?
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
5.) What does democracy mean?
________________________________________________
6.) Tell how direct democracy and representative democracy are ALIKE and
DIFFERENT using details from the passage.
Direct !
Both !
Representative !
Bowtie Guy 2013

Lexile: 610
!
There are two kinds of democracy. You will learn about direct and representative democracy. Democracy in the United States is similar to the democracy that was in Ancient Greece. In a democracy, people vote to choose their leaders. People vote to make decisions.
Ancient Greece had a form of democracy that is known as a direct democracy. In Ancient Greece, decisions and leaders were voted directly by the citizens. The citizens gathered to vote on all issues directly. Not everyone could vote though. You had to be a land owner. You could not be a woman. You could not be a slave.
You had to be born in Greece. You had to be an adult. This direct democracy left people out.
The United States has a representative democracy. A representative democracy is a form of government where citizens vote for representatives to make decisions for them. The representatives then vote to make laws that represent the ideas of the people who elected them. It is still a democracy. The government is still ruled by the people. People still elect our representatives. It would be impossible to have all United States citizens vote on every issue or every law that was being voted on. To vote for a representative you have to be at least eighteen years old. You cannot commit a serious crime.
Bowtie Guy 2013

Name: _________________ Lexile: 670
!
1.) What did you have to do to vote in Ancient Greece?
________________________________________________
2.) How old do you have to be to vote in the United States?
________________________________________________
3.) What kind of democracy did Ancient Greece have?
________________________________________________
4.) GUESS-Why do we have representatives in the United States instead of everyone voting on everything?
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
5.) What does democracy mean?
________________________________________________
6.) Tell how direct democracy and representative democracy are the SAME and
DIFFERENT using details from the passage.
Direct !
Representative !
Both
(Same) !
Bowtie Guy 2013