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How does democracy work?
Cleisthenes of Athens Athens: Acropolis James Madison Alexis de Tocqueville Nineteenth Amendment Civil Rights Act of 1964 Aristotle John Locke
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In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.
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Albert Einstein in Washington, D.C. c. 1921-1923. Physicist
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earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.
The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950
solar eclipse, sun, moon, astronomy, space
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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses
Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?
Still from the film Deliverance, 1919. The story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. View shows Keller in the cockpit/front seat of an airplane.
How Did Helen Keller Fly a Plane?

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How does democracy work?
Questions and answers about democracy.
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pros and cons of democracy
Arguments for and against democracy and comparison with other forms of government.
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voting in the 2012 U.S. presidential election
California voters casting their ballots in the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
© Americanspirit/Dreamstime.com
Cleisthenes of Athens
Cleisthenes of Athens, bust by Anna Christoforidis, 2004; in the Ohio Statehouse,...
Image courtesy of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board/Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio
Athens: Acropolis
The Acropolis of the ancient city-state of Athens, Greece.
Neil Beer/Getty Images
James Madison
James Madison, oil on wood by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1821; in the National Gallery of...
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Alisa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1979.4.2
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville, detail of an oil painting by T. Chassériau; in the Versailles...
H. Roger-Viollet
Nineteenth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the United States.
National Archives and Records Administration
Civil Rights Act of 1964
U.S. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Martin Luther King,...
Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum; photograph, Cecil Stoughton
Aristotle
Detail of a Roman copy (2nd century bce) of a...
© A. Dagli Orti—De Agostini/Getty Images
John Locke
John Locke, oil on canvas by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1697; in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
Album/Alamy
Montesquieu
Montesquieu.
© Everett Historical/Shutterstock.com
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, drawing in pastels by Maurice-Quentin de La Tour, 1753; in...
Courtesy of the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva; photograph, Jean Arlaud
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill.
London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
John Dewey
John Dewey.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
John Rawls
John Rawls.
Harvard University News office
Plato
Plato, marble portrait bust, from an original of the 4th century bce;...
DeAgostini/SuperStock
Houses of Parliament in London
Houses of Parliament, London, a complex of Gothic Revival buildings designed by Charles...
Adrian Pingstone
Vladimir Putin
Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin answering questions at his annual news conference, 2016.
President of Russia, The Kremlin, Moscow
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