Old Docs
1215
When was the Magna Carta written?
Believed that a single ruler should have total authority
Who was Hobbes
Demos - kratos means?
What is Greek for people and power - Democracy
Document signed by 41 men (and no women)
What was the Mayflower Compact
Why is Chile so skinny
Because its border with Argentina runs north to south along the top of the Andes Mountains and mountains are hard to move
1619
When was the House of Burgesses created?
Believed that "power should be a check to power"
Who was Montesquieu
Ancient City-State that had a representative form of government.
What was ancient Rome
Document that provided a provision to remove elected officials if they were not performing their jobs
What was the Fundamental Orders of CT
Why is Antarctica upside down?
So their ice cream doesn't drip onto their hands, it drips into the sky...
1620
When was the Mayflower Compact written?
Opposed colonization
Who was Voltaire
Ancient city that used a direct democracy form of government
What was ancient Athens
Forced King John to follow the laws like other citizens
What was the Magna Carta
Who invented chicken nuggets
Robert C. Baker proposed a prototype—a frozen, breaded “chicken stick” in 1963
1636
When was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut written?
Believed that men should have an education whereas women should be educated in domestic arts.
Who was Rousseau
Type of democracy that works best with small groups over short distances
What is a direct democracy
What document established that the only officials that could create laws was the parliament
What was the English Bill of Rights
When was the industrial Age (Revolution)
This Industrial Age or Revolution began in Britain and was between 1760 to 1840
1689
When was the English Bill of Rights written?
Believed that government was needed to end the state of nature and give protection.
Who was Locke
In this ancient city, the people elected representatives to make laws
What was the ancient city of Rome
Enticed new settlers to settle in this state
House of Burgesses
80 feet and 1,019 feet
What was the length of the Mayflower's deck and the length of the Queen Mary