Ancient Influences
This ancient civilization is known as the birthplace of democracy.
What is Athens, Greece?
This type of government involves citizens voting openly on issues.
What is direct democracy?
This term describes the division of government power into three branches.
What is separation of powers?
This amendment protects the freedom of religion.
What is the First Amendment?
This part of the Constitution outlines the goals of the document.
What is the Preamble?
This ancient civilization established the tradition of republicanism.
This type of government involves citizens electing representatives to make decisions for them.
What is a republic?
This system allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches
What is checks and balances?
This document separates the American colonies from British rule.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and sets requirements for search warrants based on probable cause.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
These ideals emphasized justice, individual worth, rule of law, and personal responsibility.
What are Judeo-Christian ethical ideas?
What is a constitutional republic?
This term refers to cruel and abusive government rule.
What is tyranny?
This document outlines the structure and powers of the current U.S. Government.
What is the Constitution?
This document, written in 1215, limited the power of the English king and influenced American government.
What is the Magna Carta?
This ideal was shared by both ancient Rome and the ancient Greek city-state, Athens; describes citizens actively involving themselves in government.
What is civic participation?
A type of government where one person has complete control over the country.
What is an autocracy (dictatorship)?
This Greek terms means "a body of citizens under a city's legal jurisdiction" or "a Greek city-state and its surrounding area."
What is polis?
This document includes the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is the head of the executive branch at the state level.
Who is the Governor?
The Judeo-Christian ideals and ancient Rome shared this idea of the laws applying equally to everyone.
What is rule of law?
A type of government that is controlled by a small group of wealthy people.
What is an oligarchy?
The Greek word "demos" means this.
What is "the people"?
This document outlines of the structure and powers of America's first government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This 1963 case guaranteed the right to legal counsel for criminal defendants in state courts no matter the charge.