Judeo-Christians vs. Greco-Romans
The primary source of law for the Judeo-Christians.
What is God or divine law?
Aristotle's ideas on logic and reason influence the Western world.
What is a system of logical thinking that became the basis for scientific inquiry and critical thought?
The revolution that was largely non-violent and resulted in a change of monarchy.
What is the Glorious English Revolution.
An idea shared by both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights.
What is limiting the power of the monarch?
The Enlightenment thinker proposed the idea of a social contract where citizens give up some freedoms for government protection.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
The Greco-Romans view of the duties of an individual to the state.
What is the idea that individuals had a duty to serve the state and contribute to the public good?
How Plato thought a tyrant would affect the people.
What is an abuse of power and he would not be able to stop.
A revolution inspired by ideals of the French Revolution, particularly liberty, equality, and fraternity.
What are the Latin American Revolutions and/or the Haitian Revolution?
Document introduced the idea of "due process of law".
What is the Magna Carta?
John Locke's ideas on natural rights influence the American Revolution.
What is he argued that all individuals have the right to "life, liberty, and property," which influenced the Declaration of Independence?
A key difference in their concepts of justice between Judeo-Christians and Greco-Romans.
What is Judeo-Christian justice was based on a moral code from God, while Greco-Roman justice was based on laws created by humans to maintain civic order?
Aristotle's feelings on the rule of law.
What is the preferred method of governing man.
How did the outcomes of these two revolutions differ in terms of the form of government?
The Glorious Revolution established a constitutional monarchy, while the French Revolution initially led to a republic and eventually an empire.)
An example of how the English Bill of Rights expanded on the principles of the Magna Carta regarding individual liberties.
What is it granted specific rights to Parliament and individuals, such as freedom of speech within Parliament and the right to a fair trial?
Explain Montesquieu's concept of separation of powers.
He proposed dividing government into three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.