ACTIVITY

Look at the text below. Identify the following definition used in the text then
complete the table.

(1)Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate

equally -- either directly or through elected representatives -- in the proposal,
development, and creation of laws.
(2)It encompasses social, economic and cultural conditions that enable the free
and equal practice of political self-determination.
(3)The term originates from the Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía) "rule of the
people", which was coined from δῆμος (dêmos) "people" and κράτος
(kratos) "power" or "rule" in the 5th century BCE to denote the political
systems then existing in Greek city-states, notably Athens;
(4)the term is an antonym to ἀριστοκρατία (aristokratia) "rule of an elite."
(5)While theoretically these definitions are in opposition, in practice the
distinction has been blurred historically.
(6)The political system of Classical Athens, for example, granted democratic
citizenship to an elite class of free men and excluded slaves and women
from political participation.
(7)In virtually all democratic governments throughout ancient and modern
history, democratic citizenship consisted of an elite class until full
enfranchisement was won for all adult citizens in most modern democracies
through the suffrage movements of the 19th and 20th centuries.
(8)The English word dates to the 16th century, from the older Middle French
and Middle Latin equivalents.
(9)Democracy contrasts with forms of government where power is either held
by one person, as in a monarchy, or where power is held by a small number
of individuals, as in an oligarchy.
(10) Nevertheless, these oppositions, inherited from Greek philosophy, are now
ambiguous because contemporary governments have mixed democratic,
oligarchic, and monarchic elements.
(11) Karl Popper defined democracy in contrast to dictatorship or tyranny, thus
 focusing on opportunities for the people to control their leaders and to oust
them without the need for a revolution.

Term to be defined Technique used in defining

1-2. Democracy Formal definition

3. Democracy Definition by etymology

4. Democracy Definition by negation

6. Democracy Definition by example

8. Democracy Definition by etymology

9-11. Democracy Definition by contrast