Ancient Greece
The main legislative body is ____________.
Assembly
Ancient Rome was the first ___________ government type.
Republic
How is Judeo-Christian tradition defined?
The beliefs and practices of those following the Jewish & Christian religions.
A government made up of elected representatives as well as support for the republic form of government.
Republicanism
civic participation
Athens, Greece was an example of what type of democracy?
Direct
The two consuls played the role as ____________.
Presidents
The laws that the society should follow should be based on ______ ideals of justice.
ethical
Laws apply to everyone
rule of law
the body that governs the city-state
assembly
poleis
This is when the branches of government are divided up to prevent one branch from becoming too powerful.
separation of powers
Each person has individual ________.
worth
Citizens can't always decide important issues directly because our population is too large.
Representative Democracy (government)
The rules/laws that were displayed for all the Romans to see.
12 Tables
Only 1 in ____ Athenians were citizens with the right to vote.
5
This was Rome's constitution.
12 Tables
___________ those who who perform good deeds, and _______________ the wrongdoers.
reward/punish
What are the 3 branches of government?
legislative, executive, judicial
people rule
democracy
Aristotle went from polis to polis collecting __________ to try to determine which government was the best.
constitutions
Why is Rome a Republic rather than a Direct Democracy?
The population is too large for everyone to vote on every issue.
When we commit wrongful actions, we should expect ______________.
punishment
The Roman Empire lasted 500 years due to _______________________.
Separation of Powers
ancient Greek word for city-state and was self-governing
polis