Ancient Greek civilizations which had their own system of government were known as this
What are city-states
100
He concluded that government could best be kept under control if it were divided into three separate branches
Who is Montesquieu
100
He believed that the most fundamental duty of government was to protect the natural rights of citizens
Who is Locke
100
England's legal system built on precedents determined by the decisions of royal justices became known as this
What is Common Law
100
The writers of the Declaration of Independence were strongly influenced by ideas from this movement
What is the Enlightenment
200
This was made up of a three nobles chosen by an assembly of citizens, it replaced the king
What is the Senate
200
He created a dictatorship after the French Revolution
Who is Napoleon
200
This law requires a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court
What is Habeas Corpus
200
England's monarchy began to lose its power when King John was forced by the English nobles to sign this
What is the Magna Carta
200
A government in which the powers of the ruler are restricted by the written laws is known as this
What is a Constitutional Monarchy
300
He initiated policies of political reform, including the determination of class citizenship based on wealth rather than heredity
Who is Cleisthenes
300
He believed that the best government to maintain peace in a society was absolute monarchy
Who is Hobbes
300
The three main tenets of this idea are: the right to life, liberty and property
What are Natural Rights
300
name of the theory that said English monarchs were given the authority to rule by God, and that any opposition to them was a sin
What is the Divine Right of Kings
300
James II lost the English Parliaments support because he was a follower of which religion?
What is Catholicism
400
The Romans demonstrated their respect for the democratic principles of justice and reason by adhering to written laws known as these
What are the Twelve Tablets
400
This document guaranteed the rights of "liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression" to all people
What is the French Declaration of the Rights of Man
400
Rome set up this type of government in which citizens chose representatives to make the decisions
What is a Republic
400
This period was begun in 1660, when the monarchy was reinstated to the throne
What is the Restoration
400
This is a period of time between the 1500s and 1600s during which thinkers began to use independent thought and reason instead of accepting traditional ideas
What is the Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment
500
Rousseau believed that the only government that was legitimate came from this
What is the consent of the governed (or the people)
500
This man seized the English throne effectively ending the monarchy in the mid 1600s
Who is Oliver Cromwell
500
During the first Roman Republic there was major social unrest between the Patricians and this group made up of farmers, merchants and commoners...
Who are the Plebeians
500
Parliament established its right to limit the power of the English monarchy by ousting King James II and replacing him with William and Mary, an event known as this
What is the Glorious Revolution
500
A state ruled by a small group of citizens who are chosen based upon wealth and/or ability