We are skipping the civics lessons for now and going straight to the final exam.
Here is a quasi questionnaire I found in the New York Times. I have somewhat modified it for the sake of clarity. Let's do this!
ESSENTIALS
OF DEMOCRACY
1. Rank order these from (1) most essential to (14) least essential.
▢ Checks
& balances
▢ Civic
participation
▢ Economic
freedom
▢ Education
(actual, not potential)
▢ Equal
treatment under the law
▢ Free
and fair elections
▢ Freedom
▢ Free
and independent press
▢ Independent
judiciary
▢ Limited
government (by constitution)
▢ Minimal
corruption
▢ Multiparty
system
▢ Rule
of law (including accepting the results of an election)
▢ Transparency
2. Explain why you ranked the top 3 essentials
as you did.
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