Democracy
What is a Democracy?
A system of government which is ruled by the people.
What was the Social Contract?
When people give up their freedom/rights for protection.
What was King John's nickname?
Big Bad John.
What was an Absolute Monarch?
Kings and Queens with unlimited power
What is a Republic?
A system of government where citizens vote on politicians to vote for them.
What were Natural Rights?
Rights that belong to all humans at birth.
What are Checks and Balances?
A system where different parts of a government can limit each other's power.
What did Joseph II of Austria do?
He supported religious freedom and ended censorship.
What is a Jury?
A group of randomly chosen citizens who judge an accused person innocent or guilty.
What was the Enlightenment?
A period where people began to think differently about society, government, and human rights.
Where did democracy develop?
Athens.
What was the Statue of Nature?
The theory that humans are naturally greedy, selfish, destructive, and cruel.
Who was in the House of Lords?
Nobles and the Clergy.
What was an Enlightened Monarch?
A monarch that provided some rights to their people.
When was the Magna Carta signed?
June 15th, 1215.
Who inspired the American Declaration of Independence?
John Locke.
What is the rule of law?
No one is above the law.
Who was Mary Wollstonecraft?
She was an Enlightenment thinker who fought for education rights in England.
Who was in the House of Commons?
Knights and Middle class citizens.
What did the Magna Carta do?
Granted citizens rights under the law.
How long after Rome fell did ideas of Democracy disappear?
Over 1000 years.
What was Censorship?
When the government silenced ideas by banning/burning books and imprisoning writers.
How many times did King James the First dissolve Parliament?
Twice.
Who was at the top of the Feudal pyramid?
The King.
1642-1649.