Activity 11: Who makes the law?
Dictatorship v Democracy
Some definitions:
Dictatorship = A society ruled by the absolute authority of one individual
Democracy = A form of government in which the supreme power is held by the people collectively and is administered by them or by representatives appointed by them.
Facts:
Nazi Germany in the 1930s- 40s was a form of dictatorship.
Britain today has a form of democracy.
Your task
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From what you have learned from this section (and other sections if you have worked through them – especially Section 2 An Enquiry into Fascism ) discuss what you understand to be the differences between a dictatorship and a democracy.
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Create a wall chart for your classroom to show the differences between a democracy and a dictatorship.
