Year 7 · Citizenship · Democracy and Parliament · Lesson 1
What is democracy?
What democracy means, its origins in Athens, direct vs representative democracy, referendums, dictatorships, the rule of law and British values.
17-minute video lesson
Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.
Watch free for a monthWhat your child will learn
- Define democracy
- Compare direct and representative democracy
- Contrast democracy and dictatorship
- Explain the four British values
The method
- Free choice?
- Fair, secret votes?
- Free speech?
- Same laws for all?
Key words: democracy, representative, referendum, dictatorship, rule of law, citizen.
Worked examples
The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.
Question 1
What does ‘demos’ mean?
- Step 1: Greek
Answer: people
Question 2
What does democracy mean?
- Step 1: People
Answer: rule by the people
Question 3
Where did democracy begin?
- Step 1: Greece
Answer: ancient Athens