Our Classical Heritage
What is the Greek word for City State?
Polis
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the Supreme Law of The Land?
The U.S Constitution
What does rule of law mean?
No one is above the law
What are the colonists main complaint about the new taxes?
Taxation without Representation
What is Congress's main check on the President?
Impeach
What type of government did they have in Ancient Greece?
Direct Democracy
What did Thomas Paine feel like it only made Common Sense to do?
Unite and declare Independence
What are the 3 ways you call powers listed in the Constitution?
Powers for governments in the Constitution
a. enumerated powers
b. delegated powers
How does the Bible establish individual worth and Rule of Law?
Everyone is equal in God's eyes
What are the three rights that Thomas Jefferson listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Name 5 things we get from Ancient Rome?
Representative Democracy,Written Law, Rule of Law, Civic Participation, and Seperation Of Powers
What reform movements in the U.S were influenced by Jefferson's words?
Women's Suffrage, abolitionism, and the Civil Rights movement