Ancient Athens
True or False
Athens was the first form of democracy/self governance in recorded history?
True
What type of government was Rome before it was an Empire?
Republic
What is an enlightenment principle which requires the ability to think logically and make decisions based off of evidence and thought rather than traditional beliefs
Reason
What document limited the power of the King of England?
The Magna Carta
What was the main reason for the Iroquois Confederacy?
Protection, Mutual Benifet
Who were the people who could vote in Athens?
Men over the age of 18
What was the position in Rome that functioned as a type of president?
The Consul
Rights that people are born with and that can not be taken away, such as the rights to Life, Liberty, and Property
Natural Rights
This document was the first form of written democracy created by Europeans in the New World
The Mayflower Compact
How many tribes were part of the Iroquois Confederacy
6
What modern country was Ancient Athens located in?
Greece
What was an idea created by the Romans where each branch of government was kept from becoming too powerful?
Balance of Power/Separation of Power
This man was an English thinker who believed in natural rights (life, liberty, and property) and the idea that government should protect these rights.
John Locke
This conference was an attempt to unite the 13 colonies into a central government in 1754, proposed by Benjamin Franklin
(Even though it failed to pass it was key in guiding the Founding Fathers to work together)
The Albany Plan of Union
What was the name of the constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy
The Great law of Peace
A system of government where power is vested in the people who rule either directly or indirectly through representatives, developed in Greece
Democracy
Name the 3 Main Branches of the Roman Republic
The Consuls, The Senate, The Assembly
A French Philosopher who introduced the idea of separating government powers into different branches
Charles de Montesquieu
This was the first elective body of representatives located in the British colonies in the colony of Virginia
House of Burgesses
Name one influence the Iroquois Confederacy gave us
Separation of Powers
Federalism
Individual Rights
The Constitution
Name 1 Influence that Ancient Athens gave the US government
Voting rights
Representatives
Jurys
Give one reason the Roman Republic failed
Caesar
Internal conflicts
Power struggle
Unfair balance of power
A system that ensures that no branch of government becomes too powerful by giving each branch a measure of power and control over the others to check their powers
Checks and Balances
This is the concept that no one can be held or imprisoned without a fair trial judged by peers
Habeas Corpus
The Iroquois Confederacy helped inspire a concept of _________________ meaning that different nations join together to create one central federal government
Federalism