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The Value of Elected Leadership in Democracy and its Potential Downsides

This text explores the benefits of having a government led by leaders elected by citizens rather than through dynastic principles or force. It discusses how such a democratic system promotes citizen engagement, accountability, and representation. However, it also addresses potential drawbacks of democracy, such as the risk of mob rule, lack of informed voting, and political polarization. Through the lens of Ancient Greek vocabulary related to government concepts like tyranny, democracy, and oligarchy, the importance of understanding these terms in a historical context is emphasized for a deeper comprehension of governance.

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The Value of Elected Leadership in Democracy and its Potential Downsides

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  1. Text + Background Knowledge = Inference • Identify reasons as to why it would be good to have a government where the leaders are elected by the citizens, not by dynastic reasons or physical force. What could be a downside to a democratic government?

  2. The Ancient Greeks - Vocabulary • Chapter 4 – vocabulary • ALCOS: 4 • Objective: I can comprehend vocabulary words in chapter 4 by reading, spelling, and analyzing.

  3. Representative Government • Read, spell, read in… • 3, 2, and 1 • Representative government • R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T-A-T-I-V-E

  4. Tyrant • Read, spell, read in… • 3, 2, and 1 • Tyrant • T-Y-R-A-N-T

  5. Philosopher • Read, spell, read in… • 3, 2, and 1 • Philosopher • P-H-I-L-O-S-O-P-H-E-R

  6. Oligarchy • Read, spell, read in… • 3, 2, and 1 • Oligarchy • O-L-I-G-A-R-C-H-Y

  7. Helots • Read, spell, read in… • 3, 2, and 1 • Helots • H-E-L-O-T-S

  8. Democracy • Read, spell, read in… • 3, 2, and 1 • Democracy • D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-Y

  9. Your Assignment • List of words: • 1. Representative government • 2. Tyrant • 3. Philosopher • 4. Oligarchy • 5. Helots • 6. Democracy • What to do: • A. Define the word • B. Create an original sentence using the word in a historical context. • C. Draw a (neatly drawn) picture that represents the word.

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