Question

Is a democracy worth protecting is it better form of government than other systems such as dictatorship as our oligarchies and monarchies why or why not

Answer 1

Often we take for granted that the United States is a democracy, and that democracy is a form of government worth celebrating. This lesson starts there, but then pushes students to reflect on why democracies are worth protecting, what elements are essential to a healthy democracy and how it is that democracies sometimes fail.