Question

The term 'democracy' is derived from which two Greek words?

• A. Polis and Kratos
• B. Demos and Arche
• C. Demos and Kratos
• D. Nomos and Demos

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Demos and Kratos

Democracy

• Democracy, literally, rule by the people.

• The term is derived from the Greek democratic, which was coined from demos (“people”) and kratos (“rule”) in the middle of the 5^th century bce to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens.