Code of Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi treated everyone equally and fairly according to the written law. True or False?
False.
The Twelve Tables were created by this ancient civilization and were displayed publicly so citizens could know the laws.
Rome
Who was the King of England when the Magna Carta was written?
King John
This 1689 document limited the power of the English monarch and strengthened Parliament.
The English Bill of Rights
This U.S. document contains the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
The US Bill of Rights
What was the name of the Babylonian king who created one of the earliest written law codes in history?
Hammurabi
What happened to the Twelve Tables?
They were lost and have never been found.
The Magna Carta established the important principle that even a ______ was not ______ the law.
King & above
The Human Rights Act of 1998 passed by the UK Parliament that puts the fundamental rights and freedoms of the _____ Convention on Human Rights directly into British domestic law.
European
Which country wrote the "Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" that declared that people are born free and equal in rights?
France
In what modern day country was the Code of Hammurabi discovered?
Iraq
One major purpose of the Twelve Tables was to prevent Roman officials from secretly changing or interpreting laws in ways that unfairly benefited this upper class group.
Patricians
What year was the Magna Carta written?
1215
The Reform Acts of the 19th century gradually expanded political participation in Britain by increasing the number of people who could do what?
Vote in elections
Name one Enlightenment thinker.
John Locke, Adam Smith, Voltaire, Rousseau, etc
According to the Code if you are a "free man" and someone pokes you in the eye, which is the appropriate response?
You can poke them in the eye
What is the Cyrus Cylinder remembered for?
An early symbol of religious freedom, human rights, and benevolent governance.
What is does the idea of due process mean?
Due process is a broad constitutional guarantee that the government must use fair, established legal procedures before depriving anyone of life, liberty, or property.
What does the Habeas Corpus Act do?
It allows people who are detained by the government to challenge the legality of their imprisonment before a judge
What does the Enlightenment principle of "social contract" mean?
It is where the people give us some freedoms in exchange for government protection.
What does the Code of Hammurabi tell us about ancient Babylonian society?
They had a highly stratified social system.
Both the Cyrus Cylinder and Twelve Tables are important to the development of rights because they demonstrate this broader historical trend, which is?
Laws and government expectations were increasingly being put into a form that could be publicly known.
When the Magna Carta was first written, in what section does it mention "due process of law"
Trick question: It does not mention it specifically.
Taken together, the Magna Carta, Petition of Right, Habeas Corpus Act, English Bill of Rights, and Reform Acts demonstrate the long-term development of what within the British government?
The gradual limitation of royal power and expansion of individual political rights
The Declaration of the Rights of Man, and the U.S. Bill of Rights all reflect this Enlightenment idea that government exists to protect ______ rights that people possess simply because they are human.
Natural