The Ancient Greeks used this form of government, which includes direct voting on issues and leaders from all male citizens.
What is a (direct) democracy?
100
The Ancient Romans used this form of government, which included voting for citizens to serve as representatives, who would vote on major issues.
What is a representative government?
100
This was the country where Magna Carta was signed.
What is (Medieval) England?
100
"No _______ without representation!" This was a protest against the failure to recognize the English Bill of Rights in the American colonies.
What is 'taxation'?
100
England uses this form of government in which there is a king or queen who is limited in their power.
What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
200
These people were allowed to vote in the Greek system?
What is an adult, property owning, male citizen?
200
This was the main group of representatives who were elected and voted on issues in Rome.
What is the senate?
200
After Magna Carta, a person can defend themselves if they are accused of a crime.
What is Due Process?
200
The English Bill of Rights stops the government from using torture as a form of punishment.
What is 'No Cruel and Unusual Punishment'?
200
This is the group of representatives in England, they vote on issues and leaders of the country.
What is the Parliament?
300
This system relies on the voters of the state each getting a direct vote on issues or leaders.
What is direct voting?
300
A word derived from "thing of the people".
What is republic?
300
This practice, implemented first by Magna Carta, ensured that all citizens will be judged by a group of one's peers or other citizens.
What is trial by jury?
300
The English Bill of Rights is established to ______ the monarch's (king or queen) power over the population.
What is 'limit'?
300
The English system has the House of Commons and the House of Lords to pass laws, the American system has the ____ and the _____.
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
400
What did we use from the Ancient Greek system of government?
(you can answer without putting into a question)
Popular Sovereignty and citizen involvement on state decisions (laws and leaders)
400
What did we use from the Ancient Roman system of government?
(you can answer without putting into a question)
Representative government and elected leaders
400
What did we use from Magna Carta today?
(you can answer without putting into a question)
Trial by jury, Due process (getting to go to trial and defend yourself), Legal equality of all citizens under the law
400
What are three things that we carry from the English Bill of Rights today?
(you can answer without putting into a question)
Citizen right to petition their government
Freedom of speech in Parliament
No cruel and unusual punishment
No taxation without consent from elected representatives
Right to bear arms
No cruel and unusual punishment
400
What did we use from the English system today?
(you can answer without putting into a question)
Elected body of representatives, king/president restrained by representatives, two house (bicameral) system
500
These were major weaknesses of the Ancient Greek government.
(there are 4)
-Citizen base can be manipulated easily
-Bad decisions are blamed on the process of democracy, leading to more restrictive governments
-Very restrictive voting base
-Requires a small population and area
500
These were major weaknesses of the Ancient Roman government.
(there are 4)
-Creates classes of people (plebeians vs. patricians)
-Special interests can overpower public interest (the military)
-System could allow for a takeover of the state from a single individual
-General apathy amongst voters of state issues
500
The Magna Carta was originally written in this language.
What is Latin?
500
This English royal couple implemented the English Bill of Rights in cooperation with the English Parliament.
Who are William and Mary?
500
These are organizations which bring together representatives or voters of the same beliefs to campaign and vote on issues. These were commonly seen in the English system and are seen in both England and the US today.