READING COMPREHENSION
Basic Concepts of Democracy 
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Name ___________________________ Class _____________________ Date _______
CHAPTER
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SECTION 3

Directions: Write your answer to each question.
 1. Democracy is based on five basic ideas. List them in the space 
below.
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  b. ______________________________________________________________
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  c. ______________________________________________________________
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  d. ______________________________________________________________
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  e. ______________________________________________________________
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 2. What are two duties of citizenship?
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 3. What is one responsibility of citizenship?
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 4. Describe how the free enterprise system works in the United States.
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 5. What is another name for the free enterprise system?
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