Historical Democracies
This Greek City-State is considered the birthplace of Democracy
What is Athens?
This pseudo-governmental organization presides over neighborhoods.
What is a Homeowners Association(HOA)?
The Fundamental Characteristic of a Democracy.
What is Majority Rule?
A governmental system with a single ruler whose power is derived from a traditional source recognized by its subjects as legitimate; typically hereditary.
What is a monarchy?
A system of public rule or authority that exercises political authority over a political unit?
What is a government?
The U.S. Senate is modeled after the Senate from this ancient Republic.
What is the Roman Republic?
This level of government is the wellspring of power within the United States where all other governments derive their power.
What is a State Government?
Fundamental Freedoms of all people, protected by law.
What are Liberties?
A Government system where everyone in the community gets to vote on every single decision.
What is a True or Absolute Democracy?
A body of fundemental principles or established precedents according to which a state is acknowledged to be governed.
What is a Constitution?
This 1215 Document was the beginning of democratic tradition in the English speaking World.
What is the Magna Carta?
This is the highest and strongest level of Government within the U.S.
What is the Federal (National) Government?
When two people or groups give up something to come to a mutually beneficial agreement.
What is compromise?
A government system with a single authoritarian ruler who's power source is not recognized by its citizens as legitimate.
What is a dictatorship?
Rule by the People
What is Democracy?
These Monarchs signed the English Bill of Rights in 1689 following the Glorious Revolution.
Who are William & Mary?
These governments are treated as Sovereign Dependent Nations and are given large levels of autonomy within their territory by the U.S. Government
What is a Tribal Government?
A person with this asks "What is Right," not "What is best for me."
What is Moral Responsibility?
A system where decisions are made by a council of wealthy, influential citizens or families.
What is an oligarchy?
The system of shared power between state and national governments.
What is Federalism?
What is the English Civil War?
School Districts, Local Utility Districts, and transportation authorities are examples of this strange level of government.
What is a Special Government District?
What is Opportunity?
What is a Diarchy?
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