“UNIDAD EDUCATIVA MUNICIPAL MANUEL CABEZA DE VACA”

Name: Leonardo Narvaez Course: 2ºdo BGU Date: 27/05/2020

Read the following passage about DEMOCRACY and choose the best heading for each
part of the reading:

TYPES OF DEMOCRACY HISTORY INTERESTING FACTS

ABOUT

1.FACTS ABOUT

The word democracy describes a form of government. The word comes from two Greek
words that mean “rule by the people.” In a democracy, the people have a say in how the
government acts. They do this by voting, though there are usually rules about who can vote.
Democracies are different from dictatorships. In a dictatorship, one person called a dictator
makes all the rules.

2.TYPES OF DEMOCRACY

There are two main forms of democracy. In a direct democracy, all the voters come
together in one place to make laws and decisions. Often there are too many people for a
direct democracy to work. In those cases, the people elect representatives, or other people
to speak for them. This is a representative democracy. The elected representatives make the
laws and decisions.

3.HISTORY INTERESTING

The first democracies were in ancient Greece more than 2,000 years ago. Those did not last
long, however. After that, kings and other rulers had all the power in their countries. In
about the 1200s, however, some rulers began to allow certain citizens to be part of the
government. By the 1600s and 1700s, some people began to think that every person had
certain rights. These included the right to participate in their government. In the British
colonies of North America, the colonists felt that the king did not allow them to participate
enough. They fought a war to gain their freedom. When they won the war, they established
the United States as a republic. A republic is a form of democracy in which the citizens
vote for the people who make the laws. They also vote for the leader of the country, who is
often a president. Many other countries became republics as well. Other countries kept their
kings or queens but still became democracies. Monarchies with democracy received the
name of constitutional monarchies. In such countries, the people vote for representatives.
The king or queen is the head of the country, but they have little real power.

Vocabulary.

Write the meaning in English and memorize them (No Spanish)

Rule. an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done,
and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed to do.

Employee :someone who is paid to work for someone else

Goodness :the part of something, especially of food, that is good for health

Pain: a feeling of physical suffering caused by injury or illness

Kingship: being a king

Dictatorship: a country ruled by a dictator

Pit: a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface

Yard: a unit of measurement equal to three feet or approximately 91.4 centimetres

Spokesperson: a person who is chosen to speak officially for a group or organization

Isolated: not near to other places

Lighten: to become less dark

Self-Evaluation: Read and answer.

Are you a democratic person? Explain (Use 40 - 50 words)

Yes, I am a democratic person because I apply values such as respect, empathy, and
solidarity. I also listen to the opinions of each person as they listen to me and accept the
votes of the people and decisions we make.

Do your family members share responsibilities at home? Explain (Use 40 - 50 words)

Yes, we all have a responsibility or schedule to share the work at home and thus have a
harmonious environment like me on Wednesdays and Saturdays I have the obligation to
wash the dishes and also fulfill my obligation to study.

Do you help with the chores at home? Explain (Use 40 – 50 words)

If he helps himself as I learn things because my mother teaches me new things elsewhere in
making food, I don't help much because my brothers know how to help him and when I
look for something to help cook there is nothing to do And I can't offer my help in the
kitchen other than washing the dishes or fixing the kitchen.