History of Democracy

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1. In classical Athens, what made the Assembly a form of direct rather than representative democracy?

   • Judges inherited their offices
   • Eligible citizens voted on decisions themselves
   • Foreign kings appointed legislators
   • All residents had equal citizenship

2. Which 1215 charter became a lasting symbol of limits on the English monarch?

   • Treaty of Versailles
   • Petition of Right
   • Domesday Book
   • Magna Carta

3. Which constitution begins its preamble with the words “We the People”?

   • United States Constitution
   • Canadian Constitution Act
   • Australian Constitution
   • Japanese Constitution

4. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was adopted during which revolution?

   • Russian Revolution
   • Haitian Revolution
   • French Revolution
   • Mexican Revolution

5. Which self-governing country granted women the right to vote in national elections in 1893?

   • Norway
   • New Zealand
   • Finland
   • Canada

6. The “Australian ballot” introduced in the 1850s protected voters chiefly through what feature?

   • Compulsory public declarations
   • Voting by voice
   • Ballots printed by political parties
   • A government-issued ballot marked in secret

7. India’s Constitution established which voting principle when it came into force in 1950?

   • Universal adult suffrage
   • Voting restricted to landowners
   • Separate voting rights by profession
   • Hereditary electoral seats

8. Which section of South Africa’s 1996 Constitution protects equality, expression, and other fundamental rights?

   • The Freedom Charter
   • The Westminster Statute
   • The Bill of Rights
   • The Union Act

9. England’s 1689 Bill of Rights followed the replacement of James II in which political event?

   • The Wars of the Roses
   • The Glorious Revolution
   • The Peasants’ Revolt
   • The English Reformation

10. What happened to an Athenian selected for ostracism by the required citizen vote?

    • They became assembly leader
    • They lost citizenship permanently
    • They were executed without trial
    • They were exiled for a fixed period