1. Define democracy:
Government for the people by the people. (Elected government/voted in by the people)
2. What type of democracy is Canada? What does this mean?
Canada is a representative democracy, this means we elect an MP/MLA to represent our views in parliament federally/provincially
3. Differentiate between the two types of monarchs.
Absolute Monarch = a monarch with absolute authority and power that they felt were vested in them by God
Constitutional Monarch = a monarch who followed the rules of the land kept in the constitution made by the people in the kingdom/land.
4. Provide two of the causes of the French Revolution?
-new ideas from the enlightenment, bad leadership, huge debt of the country, American Revolution, rising cost of bread, poverty, social inequality
5. Define colonialism:
The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. In the process of colonisation, colonisers may impose their religion, language, economics, and other cultural practices on indigenous peoples
Bonus: Where did democracy originate?
Athens, Greece
