Vocab
Democracy got its start here
Athens!
Stay in your ______
seat!
Jury!
group of people (supposed to be your peers) who decide innocence or guilt during a trial
Laws from customs and tradition going back hundreds of years
Common law
He came up with natural rights!
John Locke
School is for this first.
Learning!
A nation's basic set of laws (and rights for citizens)
Constitution
They came up with separation of powers
Rome!
Constitutional guarantee that governments can’t impact citizens by abusing power.
Due process
Rome (originally) had this kind of government
Republic
This document gave English people (only nobles at first) Due Process, and curtailed the power of the king
Magna Carta
Name the 3 thinkers we talked about (all did social contract...)
Locke, Rousseau, and Hobbes
The basis of all society!!
TRUST
Athens had this style of democracy
Direct Democracy
This organization made a LOT of people want to leave England, very intolerant...
Church of England
Social contract: explain!
Government should protect rights; if not, the people should REVOLT!!!!