Ancient Greece
This Greek city-state developed a direct democracy during the 500s and 400s BCE.
What is Athens?
Rome became this type of government in the sixth century BCE, where citizens vote for representatives.
What is a republic?
These are the religious beliefs and values held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
What are Judeo-Christian principles?
This is a system in which citizens vote directly on laws and government decisions.
What is direct democracy?
The U.S. Congress is divided into these two houses.
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
In Athens, only this group of people were considered citizens and could participate in democracy.
Who are free adult males?
Unlike the United States with one president, Rome had this many consuls who shared power.
What is two?
This book from the Torah and Old Testament states "with justice you shall judge your neighbor."
What is Leviticus?
In this system, citizens vote for representatives to govern on their behalf.
What is a republic (or representative democracy)?
In Athens, these were the only elected officials who led the General Assembly.
Who are generals?
This body consisted of all Athenian citizens and voted directly on laws and important decisions.
What is the General Assembly?
These two assemblies in Rome functioned like a bicameral legislature.
What are the Military Assembly and the Tribal Assembly?
Key principles shared by Judaism and Christianity include liberty, equality, and this.
What is individual worth and responsibility?
A legislature with two houses is called this.
What is bicameral?
In Rome's ladder of power, these officials were at the top.
Who are consuls?
The Council of 500 consisted of this many randomly selected Athenian citizens who prepared laws for the General Assembly.
What is 500?
This Roman governmental feature divided power among different roles, later influencing American government design.
What is separation of powers (or the ladder of power)?
This set of rules for living and worship provides basic principles for guiding human behavior.
What are the Ten Commandments?
This document states "all men are created equal" and emphasizes Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Below the consuls in Roman government were these legislative members.
Who are senators?
An independent city and its surrounding territory with its own government is called this.
What is a city-state?
At its height, Roman territory stretched across much of Europe, North Africa, and parts of this continent.
What is Asia?
Three commandments reflected in U.S. laws today prohibit murder, theft, and this false action in court.
What is bearing false witness (or perjury)?
This Greek philosopher emphasized the value of diverse opinions in shaping ideas about government.
Who is Aristotle?
The United States uses this form of democracy today, which was influenced by Rome
What is representative democracy (or a republic)?