Important People 2.0
Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance
Who is Francis Bellamy?
Written in 1689, this limited the power of the English monarchs
What is the English Bill of Rights of 1689?
The ruler acquires power by some means other than inheritance and rules with absolute authority
What is dictatorship?
Another name for the 10 Commandments
What is Decalogue?
True or false- Francisco Franco was NOT an absolute monarch
True
Drafted the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The greatest influence on the English nation
What is the Bible?
A dictatorship that controls all aspects of society through coercion
What is totalitarian dictatorship?
The idea that work is a gift from God and a means to glorify Him
What is Puritan/Protestant work ethic?
The people rule
What is democracy?
Became the first black American to achieve the rank of four-star general
Who is Daniel 'Chappie' James?
The first foundational civil ordinance
What is capital punishment?
The people rule indirectly through elected representatives
What is indirect democracy?
This event had an immeasurable effect upon the unity of the colonists and helped prepare them for the future political, economic, and religious liberty
What is the Great Awakening?
Our loyalty, our support, and our devotion to duty
What is allegiance?
Wrote Commentaries on the Laws of England
Who is William Blackstone?
Non-codified form of law based on long-accepted customs and traditions
What is common law?
The ruler is limited by a constitution
What is constitutional monarchy?
Bible passage about Christians submission to governmental authority
What is Romans 13:1-7
According to Charles Shuman, this is the price of socialism
What is freedom?
Laid foundations for the right to trial by jury
Who is Henry II?
This act not only cut off trade between the colonies and England, but also officially removed the colonies from the 'King's Protection'
What is the Prohibitory Act?
The ruler exercises unlimited authority and usually inherits his position
What is absolute monarchy?
Bible verse that success and prosperity are promised to the person who will meditate upon the laws of God and obey them
What is Joshua 1:8?
The member of Parliament that supported the American colonists
Who is Edmund Burke?