Influences
Democracy
Locke and Hobbes
The Colonies
Human Societies
100
This document, translated to mean "the grand letter", was the first document in British history to limit the rights of the King and protect the basic rights of the common people.
Magna Carta
100
What is the definition of Democracy?
Rule by the people
100
What country were both Thomas Hobbes and John Locke born in?
England
100
Which country's colonies in the 'New World' (Modern day USA) were the most successful?
Britain
100
What is the name of the first type of groups early humans formed?
Hunter/Gatherers
200
This document was very important to the American Colonists. It laid out some basic rights for citizens, namely: Government rules with the consent of the people, Parliament must be consulted before King can levy taxes, King cannot interfere with Parliamentary elections, people have a right to a trial by jury, and cruel and unusual punishments are illegal.
The English Bill of Rights
200
In what type of government do people elect a small group of delegates to make laws and run the government?
Representative Government
200
Life in a _________________ would be 'nasty, brutish, and short' according to Hobbes.
State of Nature
200
How many original British colonies were there in America?
13
200
What 'revolution' in human evolution led to a surplus of resources that allowed for the development of civilizations?
Agricultural
300
This group of 5 native tribes in the present day New York state area, known as the _______________, is seen as a possible influence on the US constitution.
What is the Iroquois Confederacy
300
What type of democracy uses a 1:1 ratio for decision making, meaning: Each and every person's vote is counted when making every decision.
Direct Democracy
300
Which of these two philosophers believed that a state of nature actually existed?
Locke
300
What is the name of the agreement made by the sailors on the ship The Mayflower that set up the first loose government in the British Colonies?
Mayflower Compact
300
Why do most human societies not change often?
It is Costly, Socialization is 'sticky', no better alternatives
400
Our US system of legislation which includes two houses of congress, the house and the senate, is based on ideas from which early human society?
Sumerians, Greeks, or Romans
400
The word root 'demos' that forms the foundation for our modern word 'democracy' comes from which culture?
Greek
400
What, according to Locke, was the reason why people formed governments?
To protect their natural rights.
400
Which American colonist asked, "Is not America already independent? Why not then declare it?"
Samuel Adams
400
What word means 'life in cities'?
Civilization
500
Which US colony had the first formal constitution?
What is Connecticut
500
This word means that a government has the right to rule, or, according to John Locke, has the people's consent to rule.
Legitimacy
500
What is formed when people join together in some form of ordered government?
A Commonwealth
500
On what date did the Continental Congress approve the final draft of the Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1776
500
What is it called when people use more resources than they normally would because they fear others will use up the resource before they get their fair share?
Tragedy of the Commons
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