The Roots of Democracy Assignment
Chapter 1 of the textbook covers the forms of government, principles/characteristics of the American democratic-republic, and values of the American political culture.
Visit the For Democracy website listed below. http://www.fordemocracy.com/Scroll down to the “Definition of Democracy” and read through that section. Then, pick two examples of historic democratic societies (listed below the definition) and describe the unique characteristics of those eras of democracy.
In your report, reflect on the questions below:
- What are the characteristics of democracy?
- Are there different types of democracy?
- What are the unique characteristics of the eras that you chose?
Your report must be at least 300 words.
List all web resources and referenced materials that were used. You must use the APA citation style format in listing references used and in parenthetical citations.