Ancient Governments
The first democracy, featured an assembly open to all male citizens over 18 years of age, along with an assembly and a court, was found in which city/country?
Athens, Greece
The Idea that legal decisions should be made on the basis of similar decisions made in the past, also known as “common law”, comes from the philosophy of which English Jurist
William Blackstone
One who holds both rights and responsibilities in a state
Citizen
The idea that the Majority will be right more often that it will be wrong, and that the majority will also be right more often than any one person or small group will fall under this concept.
Majority Rule, Minority Rights
The Romans created a crude form of popular government known as this
Res Publica
The advocacy of reason, Freedom of religion, importance of scientific observation and human progress come from the philosophy of which French philosopher
Francois-Marie Arouet
Being Responsible for your own behavior, taking care of your family, paying taxes, voting, are just a few of these types of responsiblities of a citizen
Personal Responsibilities
To be able to make public policy a government has to be recognized as this, meaning the people in its territory, and by other governments
Legitimate
This system was based around a powerful lord dividing their land to lesser lords in exchange for loyalty, military service, and a share of their crops
Feudalism
Said that "the Right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Obeying the law, paying taxes, voting, are just a few of these types of responsibilities of a citizen
Civic responsibilities
An Economic system characterized by the private ownership of capital goods; investments by private decision, not by government directive; and success or failure determined by competition in the marketplace.
Free Enterprise System
As the feudal system weakened, these types of rules began to take more power
Monarchs
Said that "the first requisite of a good citizen in our republic is that he should be able and willing to pull his weight"
Theodore Roosevelt
Worth of the individual, Necessity of Compromise, equality of all Persons, Majority rule/minority rights, and individual freedom are classified as the basic notions of this
American Democracy
Along with the spread of the Roman Empire, this religious institution also spread along with its ideals and practices
Roman Catholic Church
Described democracy's problem by asking "must a government, of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence
Abraham Lincoln