Rise of Democracy
What is Monarchy?
Single person rule
What is a republic?
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
What is Direct Democracy?
Citizen rule, make laws themselves.
What is Magna Carta?
a document establishing important rights or principles in a specified area.
What is Aristocracy?
A small group of nobles rule
What were the first set of laws created by the Romains called?
The Twelve Tables
What city-state did Democracy originate?
Athens
What is the due process of law?
rights to have laws work in known and orderly ways.
Solon did What for Greece's democracy?
Political reforms in Greece that increased citizens in participation
What are Senates in government?
the state council of the ancient Roman republic and empire, which shared legislative power with the popular assemblies, administration with the magistrates, and judicial power with the knights.
Solon created what in Greece?
4 social Classes
What are common Laws?
The part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes. Compare with case law, statute law.
Pericles did what for Democracy?
* Increased the number of public paid officials
*Paid Jurors enabling poorer citizens to participate
What are the Legacy of Rome towards democracy?
* They gave the world republic views
*Made official legal written laws
What was the main Legacy of Greece in Democracy?
Developed 3 branches of government: legislative, executive, and Judicial.
What is parliament in England?
the highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
Who wrote the first code of laws?
Justinian
What is a Patrician?
an aristocrat or nobleman
Aristotle examined human nature and came to conclusion that men are?
Political animals by nature
What major differences between democracy and republic?