Monday, August 15, 2011

What is democracy?

We have watched this video in class and taken some notes about it's main points. For this task you must answer these questions in a clear and sensible way. Try to explain your thoughts in detail, so that any reader can understand your points.

1. What do you think the children in this clip are saying about democracy?
2. What is your personal reaction towards the children's ideas?
3. How does democracy apply in your life?




14 comments:

aidan said...

Democracy is where people over 18 vote to get a person elected to be in charge. If you are in jail you can't vote. You get to vote for a person to be in charge of your area. You also get to vote for a party to become the goverment. Every few years there is another vote. It has no dictators involved

draco said...

I think they are saying about the other countries are killing their own men. they are killing their oun men beacause they don't have democracy and democracy is power to the people and choice. democracy apply to my life because without democracy we cant have our own choice. and if we do not want our leader we do not have a choice but to fight

luke said...

Democracy is you choice of who run the government.Some country get rulers in power that the country doesn't want because of terrorism but the countries that have democracy allows power to the people.Democracy allows you to vote for a party that you think would keep you safe and allows freedom.

adam said...

Democracy is when people over 18 vote every 3 years on november 26. You have two votes. The people you can vote for is a party (not the birthday type) and your electorate MP (member of parliament). The "winner" is the person with the most votes.

OLIVER Ng said...

Democracy is when your country or any country votes, for a leader who they think the appropriate leader is ,to run the country and to provide democracy. It gives you freedom to have what rights you have and to allow you to enjoy your life.

Frank said...

Democracy is when people can vote for who they want to be there leader. but sometimes the people they vote for are dictators so if everyone votes for them they take over the country and turn against there people but at least we live in a democracy. :)

Liam said...

Democracy is when you get to choose who your leader is and you can vote or have your own say about what you think. Democracy will give you your rights to have freedom.

Anonymous said...

1.
1.I think they saying democracy is good for the world.
2.That it is peace and unity.
3.Put's a smile on people's faces.
4.Democracy is the right for everybody to vote, men woman and all races.
5.Democracy is right's for other people.
6. That democracy is not war and fighting but peace to the world

2.
I agree most of what children are saying but sometimes democracy can go wrong and there is war. Leaders can go crazy and become dictators.

3.
1.in New Zealand when I'm 18 I can vote for the prime minster and other leaders that I want to lead our country.
2.Mum makes up most of the rules but some times we get to vote or we decide together what to do.

milogpalmer said...

Democracy is power to the people letting them chose there leader by voting if your over 18. Democracy is choice and decision made by you.
These children's ideas are strong and powerful because there are different ideas like democracy is hope and democracy is power to the people they are different ideas but both are based on the same idea.
Democracy is in my life because our country is democratic, my parents can vote for our government.

khatijacool said...

its when people have elected people to be in charge and hopefully are happy with their choice and the government does not need to use force to keep in power. Everyone should get the chance to vote even if they are men or women or black or whilte.

khatijacool said...

I think that the children in the clip are saying that they want peace and freedom and they all get a chance to be what they want to be. i think that my reaction that they want to to do more than what they are already doing and i think htey should be allowed to . My patents get to vote and they ask for my ideas about who i would vote for and i think that is good because they are not just doing it for thier benefit but they are seeing what i woould like to do for the world

bridget said...

democracy is what everyone needs!

Why do dictators try keep in power while evrybody hates them? for example ghadaffi was greedy and was bombing his own country just to stay in power because his people were against him.

sofiam said...

I think they are trying to say reasons about how much we need to change the world and countries ways people are dieing because they have no democracy do you think children around the world want to be around that well i dont,that video shows that children are standing up for them self's.democracy apples to me and my familys life because with out it we have no rights or chose.

Amelia said...

I think that democracy is when the people vote. It dosen't get chosen by force like Gaddafi did, and it can also give freedom that is what I think.