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Forms of Govt
British Documents
Vocabulary
Potpourri
The United Nations
100
The majority of governments today would be labeled as this form.
What is a republic?
100
In 1215, a group of barons forced King John to sign this document.
What is the Magna Carta?
100
A legally binding agreement on paper
What is a document?
100
Government began with the ____________
What is family?
100
The year the United Nations was formed.
What is 1945.
200
This was the first form of government establish.
What is the tribal or patriarchal government.
200
Two freedoms still enjoyed today that were established in four major British documents.
What is an individual's right to (a) own property and (b) have a trial by jury.
200
the male head of a family
What is a patriarch?
200
The background of our American government is basically
What is British?
200
The main body of the United Nations.
What is the General Assembly?
300
The Egyptians slaves, the Greeks and Romans, and the early British citizens.
What are examples of the God-given desire to be free?
300
This document gave the freedom of speech to the members of Parliment.
What is the Bill of Rights.
300
a tradition within a community
What is a custom?
300
The city is where a group of world leaders met after World War II to discuss the formation of the United Nations.
What is San Fransisco?
300
The number of member countries of the United Nations.
What is 192?
400
A landowner (called a lord or noble) gathered weaker landowners (vassals) and traded military service for protection.
What is feudalism?
400
This document was the result of King Charles abolishing Parliment.
What is the Petition of Right?
400
to charge a tax
What is to levy?
400
At a summit in 2000, the Member States of the United Nations agreed on eight ________________ that call for national action, and international cooperation, to provide access to food, education, healthcare and economic opportunities for children, women and men every where.
What are the Millennium Goals?
400
Four of the five permanent members of the Security Council.
What are the United States, Britian, France, China, and Russia.
500
The basic progress of government throughout history.
What is tribal-feudal-autocratic-democratic (republics).
500
The literal translation of Habeas Corpus.
What is "may you have your body"
500
Land belonging to a feudal lord but managed by a vassal.
What is a fief?
500
The leader of the Church of England who let the revolt against King John.
Who is the Archbishop of Canterbury?
500
The Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Who is Ban Ki Moon?