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DEMOCRATIC VALUES QUESTIONNAIRE

This survey concerns the importance of some democratic values for the functioning of democratic country.

Students are asked to describe their attitude to democratic values. The questionnaire is anonymous. You are

kindly asked for accurate answers.

The foundation of a liberal society is the belief that the values recognized by the units are different, sometimes

contradictory. For society to work, it is necessary to reach a consensus on some of the values of freedom,

equality and tolerance. However, this does not eliminate conflicts related values. Not all citizens have the same

opinion about the individual values, the hierarchy of importance and implementation method in social life.

Liberalism accepts the existence of a conflict between values and their disparity, which is why the emphasis on

methods of alleviating and reducing potential conflicts and on the procedures to resolve them and reach a

compromise.

1. Age (please, tick ):

a) under 13 years

b) 13 -16 years

c) 16-18 years

d) 19-20 years

e) over 20 years

2. Do you know what the word democracy mean? (please, tick )

a) YES

b) NO

c) DON’T KNOW

3. What does democracy mean to you? [SAY IT IN THREE WORDS!!!]

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4. What is your first association with the word democracy? [SAY IT IN ONE WORD!!!]

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5. Which of the democratic values is the most important to you? (tick only one, please)

a) FREEDOM

b) EQUALITY

c) JUSTICE

d) TOLERANCE

e) OTHER (WHAT?)

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6. Please rank the value from the list. At the most significant, in your opinion, value

write a number one, the next in the hierarchy of the two, and so on.

GIVE

NUMBERS

a) freedom of the individual (personal freedom, the right to own property)

b) rule of law

c) equality (political, legal)

d) pluralism (diversity)

e) transparency of public life

f) social peace

g) justice

h) self (the right to co-participation in governance at the local and state)

i) truthfulness

j) civic patriotism

7. Do you think democracy is the best political system?

a) YES

b) NO

c) DON’T KNOW

8. What do you think is the biggest flaw of democracy?

a) bureaucracy

b) corruption

c) the slowness of authorities actions

d) others (what?) ....................................................................................

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9. What is the biggest advantage of democracy?

a) freedom

b) equality among citizens

c) it affects the govts in the country

d) others (what?) ....................................................................................

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10. Do you know what kind of responsibilities you should complete to your country?

a) YES

b) NO

c) NOT ALL

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11. Do you properly fill out duties to your country?

a) YES

b) NO

c) DON’T KNOW

12. Do you know your legal rights in respect of being a citizen of a particular country?

a) YES

b) NO

c) DON’T KNOW

13. Do you use your rights?

a) YES

b) NO

c) DON’T KNOW

14. Do you think your country is a democratic country?

a) YES

b) NO

c) DON’T KNOW

15. Are you satisfied with the way democracy works in your country?

a) YES

b) NO

c) I THINK SO

d) PROBABLY NOT

16. Do you think citizens have influence on the governance of the state?

a) YES

b) NO

c) DON’T KNOW

17. Do you agree with the statement that democracy has advantages over other methods

of governance?

a) YES

b) NO

c) DON’T KNOW

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18. Are in your country respected civil liberties?

a) YES

b) NO

c) DON’T KNOW

19. Do political disputes have consequences for democracy in your country?

a) YES

b) NO

c) HAVE POSITIVE IMPACT

d) HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACT

20. Do you know the democratic ways of resolving conflicts?

a) YES

b) NO

c) DON’T KNOW

21. Which three democratic value should be the most important in Europe nowadays?

1) ...........................................................................................................................;

2) ...........................................................................................................................;

3) ...........................................................................................................................;

THANK YOU FOR FILLING IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE