USA HISTORY

CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (1992 2013)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

[SOURCES]
What was a repetitive word in the speech?

(A) ** Democracy

(B) America

(C) Inmigrants

(D) Person

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -The word democracy comes from the Greek words “demos", meaning people, and “kratos” meaning power; so democracy can be thought of as “power of the people": a way of governing which depends on the will of the people.

Concept note-2: -Democracy (From Ancient Greek: , romanized: dēmokratía, dēmos ‘people’ and kratos ‘rule’) is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choose governing officials to do so ("representative democracy").

Concept note-3: -The correct option is A A form of government where elected representatives hold power. Democracy is a form of government where elected representatives hold power. Citizens elect their representatives through voting and these elected representatives hold the power.