Greek Democracy
What city in Greece did the idea of Democracy come from?
Athens
What is a constitution?
A rulebook for the government
Who said that people are naturally selfish?
Thomas Hobbes
What does Magna Carta mean?
Great Charter
What kind of government does North Korea have?
a Dictatorship
What did the Assembly do?
Made laws
Whose rights are protected by the Rights of the Minority?
Small and unpopular groups
Who wrote the Social Contract?
Rousseau
King John
What government does a king/queen rule over?
Monarchy
How old did you have to be to be a citizen in Athens?
18 or older
Separation of Power allows each branch to _______ the others.
Check
John Locke said that people had the right to what 3 things?
Life, Liberty, and Property
If the king broke the law, the nobles had the right to _______ him.
Overthrow
What are the 2 types of government?
Authoritarian and Democratic
Made a list of issues for the Assembly to vote on.
Everyone
Who came up with the idea of Separation of Power?
Montesquieu
What 2 houses make up Parliament?
House of Commons and House of Lords
A small group that takes over a country and rules by force.
What kind of Democracy did Athens have?
Direct Democracy
Consent of the governed means that citizens can _________ to change the government.
Vote
What document did the Enlightenment thinkers influence in the US?
the Constitution
What are the 3 groups in the Feudal System?
Royalty, Nobility, and the Common People
Which government recognizes God as the ultimate authority in government and law?
Theocracy