Ancient Athens
The country in which Ancient Athens was located
What is Greece?
Name the 3 branches of government
What is legislative, judicial, and executive?
This is how old you have to be to vote
18
Ms. Navarro's favorite pet
Women, metics, children, slaves, people without two Athenian parents, people without land
The opposite of democracy
Dictatorship, empire, monarchy
These two chambers make up Congress
Senate and the House of Representatives
These are the two main political parties in the United States
Democrats and Republicans
Ms. Navarro's favorite jewelry accessory
Earrings
Athens wrote the first ___________________ outlining their laws, structures, and values
What is a constitution?
Name 3 rights or freedoms all people should have in a democracy
freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to an education, right to water, right to food, right to shelter, right to a fair trial
This group of people advises the President in the executive branch
What is the Cabinet?
Another word for the right to vote
What is franchise?
Ms. Navarro's favorite color
Green
A principle that states that all people, no matter who they are must follow the law and its consequences
What is Rule of Law?
Name 3 elected position in a democracy
Governor, mayor, Senator, congressman, president etc.
What is 9 justices?
This is how many votes you need to win the Electoral College
270
Name two things Ms. Navarro will probably do over break
Reading, sleeping, grading papers, eating good food, listening to music, go to a museum, spend time with family
The name of the an Ancient Athenian general that wrote "The Funeral Oration"
Pericles
This is what the word democracy means (demos and kratos)
What is power of the people?
This is how the judicial branch checks the legislative branch
What is ruling laws unconstitutional?
This is what we call a state that may vote Democrat or Republican
Swing State
The number of siblings Ms. Navarro has
2 (brothers!)