It's All Greek to Me!
The Athenians pioneered this kind of government, where citizens debate and vote on the laws themselves
What is direct democracy?
Big cities have big problems, and the Romans solved them with this kind of government, where the people elect lawmakers.
What is representative democracy?
Before his shenanigans with Calvin, Thomas Hobbes was known for writing about this kind of agreement that sets boundaries in a community to keep people safe.
What is the Social Contract?
In this document from 1215, British nobility limited the power of King John and reaffirmed the right to due process.
What is the Magna Carta?
The clan mother had the power to remove abusive or incompetent chiefs from power, a Haudenosaunee example of this concept.
What is:
-Limited Government
-Checks and Balances
-Separation of Powers
In Athens, only free men with Athenian parents had these
What are voting rights?
The Roman government included a court system, co-consuls with executive power, and a lawmaking Senate. An early example of this concept.
What is separation of powers?
When Patrick Henry said "Give me _______ or give me death!" the last natural right he was worried about was his life.
What is Liberty?
The Pilgrims sure got a shock when they landed on Plymouth Rock, hundreds of miles north of their intended destination. They agreed on a plan for self-government in this famous document.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Like five arrows in a bundle, the five nations of the Haudenosaunee were stronger together in this kind of government.
What is a confederacy?
Forget 12 angry men, Socrates was found guilty by 501 of his peers in one of these.
What is a trial by jury?
To become a republic, the Romans first had to overthrow this oppressive form of government, where one person rules and passes their position to their child after death.
What is monarchy?
This movement saw many European intellectuals reject the powers of the king, nobility, and church, in favor of democracy, individual rights, and science.
What is the Enlightenment?
Instead of charging the government for dinner, the English people charged them with protecting individual rights in this 1689 document.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
The Haudenosaunee were united by this agreement, written by the great Peacemaker himself!
What is the Great Law of Peace.
Like many societies after them, the Athenians recorded their laws and rights in this kind of document.
What is a constitution?
On paper the Romans believed in this concept where the laws of the Twelve Tables applied to everyone equally. The lack of equality within those laws was cause for many protests!
What is rule of law?
John Locke believed governments exist to protect natural rights, and if they didn't the people could revolt because of this idea.
What is consent of the governed?
These pseudonymous writings on freedom of speech, individual rights, and good government were a newspaper sensation on both sides of the Atlantic.
What are Cato's Letters?
In 1754, colonial leaders were inspired by indigenous alliances to join together for mutual defense, discussing a plan in this city.
What is Albany?
Athenian men were expected to vote in the assembly and Grand Council, serve on juries, and fight in the city-state's military, all examples of this idea.
What is civic participation?
Roman democracy lasted nearly 500 years, until this senator sparked a few too many civil wars. Not to be confused with a salad!
Who is Julius Caesar?
From the Chateau de la Brede, this enlightenment philosopher wrote about how separation of powers could protect citizens' safety and liberty.
Who is Montesquieu?
This pamphlet on self-government and republicanism was a real "Paine" in the neck for England's king and nobility.
What is Common Sense.
The Haudenosaunee recorded their laws and treaties on wampum belts made from this kind of clam shell, also the name of Peter Griffin's home town.
What is Quahog?