Ancient Greece
A Greek city-state community structure
What is a Polis?
Who is the Athenians, or ancient Greeks?
No one is above the law
What is Rule of law?
The U.S. was most similar to this ancient influence
What is ancient Rome?
This concept first emerged in Ancient Greece
What is democracy?
Athenians made up this lawmaking body
What is the legislature?
Rome was not a direct democracy for this reason
What is Rome was larger?
People should be treated fairly under the law
What is Justice?
The founder's _________ also played a role in shaping our government
What is religious beliefs?
A set of legal and constitutional protections for voting participation
What is voting rights?
Citizens involved in government at the local, state, and federal levels.
DAILY DOUBLE: if you give me an example of this, this counts for 600points
What is civic participation?
Splitting governmental powers between different divisions or branches
What is separation of powers?
A written constitution followed by all Christians
What are the 10 commandments?
Similarly to Ancient Greece, in order to limit power, some government positions in the U.S have these
What is term limits?
A belief that emphasizes civic participation in government for the common good of all
What is republicanism?
A document that outlines government institutions.
What is a written constitution?
These citizens were allowed to vote
What is men over 18?
Individuals being held accountable for their own actions.
What is personal responsibility?
The U.S. government separates it's powers into these three branches
What is legislative, executive, and judicial?
Greek jurors and members of the council of 500 were chosen using this method
What is randomly or by lot (lottery)?
The form of government practiced by the Ancient Greeks
What is Direct Democracy?
The form of government practiced by the Ancient Romans
What is a representative democracy?
People are born with rights given to them by their Creator; the government should respect these rights.
What is Individual Worth?
Where the chief executive and representatives are elected, and the rules are set down in a written constitution.
What is a constitutional republic?
What is France?