Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome's government system.
What is a Republic?
The government system practiced in the USA today.
What is Representative Democracy?
A City-State built on an mountain side.
What is a Polis?
Governmental Officials must follow the established law.
What is Rule of Law?
To reject a proposed law.
What is Veto?
The country Rome took ideas from to form their written Constitution.
What is Ancient Greece?
The branch in power which can declare war, negotiate with foreign countries and implement global trade.
What is the Executive Branch?
200 or more juries in Ancient Greece.
What is Greece's Jury System/ Civic Participation?
Citizens cannot have their rights infringed without a fair process before a non-bias jury by trial.
What is Due Process of Law?
What is Voting Rights in Ancient Greece?
The government term that means "old man"
What is "Senate?"
Participation of citizens in government processes.
What is Civic Participation?
The body of government making laws in Ancient Greece.
What is the Legislative Branch?
A government ruled by the people.
What is Democracy?
Any person born on American soil that is automatically an American citizen.
What is Law of Soil?
Tribunes (elected representatives) have the right to disagree and reject a Roman law.
What is Veto?
Beliefs and Practices of those following Jewish and Christian religions.
What is Judeo-Christian Tradition?
Adult free males
What are Ancient Greek Citizens?
Having elected representatives to represent the people.
What is Republicanism?
A legally recognized member of a nation such as the United States.
What is a Citizen?
Rome's Laws that were "written" down and hung around the city for all to see.
What were the Twelve Tables?
List three of the Founding Fathers.
Who were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams?
What is Democratic Principles?
Power divided among several branches to keep balance within the government system.
What is Separation of Powers?
A baby born in another country is a US citizen if they have parents who are US citizens, one is a US citizen, or they have lived in the US for one or more years.
What is Law of Blood?